Platonism

noun

Pla·​to·​nism ˈplā-tə-ˌni-zəm 

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

Platonist

ˈplā-tə-nist 

noun

Platonistic

ˌplā-tə-ˈni-stik 

adjective

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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