Main Entry: Pla·to·nism

Pronunciation: \ˈplā-tə-ˌni-zəm\

Function: noun

Date: circa 1570

1 a : the philosophy of Plato stressing especially that actual things are copies of transcendent ideas and that these ideas are the objects of true knowledge apprehended by reminiscence b : neoplatonism
2 : platonic love

— Pla·to·nist \-tə-nist\ noun

— Pla·to·nis·tic \ˌplā-tə-ˈnis-tik\ adjective