Synonyms for ptolemy

Noun

1. Ptolemy, Claudius Ptolemaeus, astronomer, uranologist, stargazer

usage: Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd century AD)

2. Ptolemy, Ptolemaic dynasty, dynasty

usage: an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra