Pythagoreanism
noun
Pythagoreanism is spelled P-Y-T-H-A-G-O-R-E-A-N-I-S-M: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Pythagoreanism means “The esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Pythagoreanism?
| Letters | 14: P-Y-T-H-A-G-O-R-E-A-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Pythagoreanism?
Pythagoreanism appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does Pythagoreanism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers.
- 2
Vegetarianism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pythagoreanism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Pitagorismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Pythagoreanism come from?
From Pythagorean + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).