Platonist

noun

Pla·​to·​nist -nə̇st 

plural -s

: a follower of Plato, his philosophy, or the Platonic tradition : an adherent or advocate of Platonism

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin platonista, from Latin platon-, Platon, Plato Plato †347 b.c. + -ista -ist

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