- Pla|to|nism
- Pla|to|nism «PLAY tuh nihz uhm», noun.1. the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.2. a Platonic doctrine or saying.3. the doctrine or practice of Platonic love.
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Ne|o-Pla|to|nism — Ne|o|pla|to|nism or Ne|o Pla|to|nism «NEE oh PLAY tuh nihz uhm», noun. 1. a philosophical and religious system composed chiefly of elements of Platonism, Oriental mysticism, and, in its later phases, Christianity, represented especially in the… … Useful english dictionary
Ne|o|pla|to|nism — or Ne|o Pla|to|nism «NEE oh PLAY tuh nihz uhm», noun. 1. a philosophical and religious system composed chiefly of elements of Platonism, Oriental mysticism, and, in its later phases, Christianity, represented especially in the writings of… … Useful english dictionary
nism — ac·ti·nism; al·bi·nism; anach·ro·nism; an·drog·y·nism; an·tag·o·nism; au·toch·tho·nism; av·i·cen·nism; cen·to·nism; cic·e·ro·nism; cin·cho·nism; cli·nism; clo·nism; com·mu·nism; de·ter·mi·nism; di·cli·nism; dis·har·mo·nism; do·deca·pho·nism;… … English syllables
platonism — pla·to·nism … English syllables
Platonism — Pla•to•nism [[t]ˈpleɪt nˌɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) pho the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers 2) pho the belief that physical objects are impermanent representations of unchanging Ideas, and that the Ideas alone give true knowledge as they… … From formal English to slang
Neo-Platonism — Ne·o Pla·to·nism also Ne·o·pla·to·nism (nē ō plātʹn ĭz əm) n. 1. A philosophical system developed at Alexandria in the third century A.D. by Plotinus and his successors. It is based on Platonism with elements of mysticism and some Judaic and… … Universalium
Neoplatonism — Ne•o•pla•to•nism [[t]ˌni oʊˈpleɪt nˌɪz əm[/t]] n. (sometimes l.c.) pho a philosophic system founded by Plotinus in the 3rd century a.d. on Platonic doctrine and Oriental mysticism to which Christian influences were later added and holding that… … From formal English to slang
Neoplatonism — Ne o*pla to*nism, n. [Neo + Platonism.] A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (a. d. 205 270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platonism — Pla to*nism, n. [Cf. F. Platonisme.] 1. The doctrines or philosophy by Plato or of his followers. [1913 Webster] Note: Plato believed God to be an infinitely wise, just, and powerful Spirit; and also that he formed the visible universe out of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
