PLATONISM


Meaning of PLATONISM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' pl ā -t ə - ˌ ni-z ə m

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 \ -t ə -nist \ noun

– Pla · to · nis · tic \ ˌ pl ā -t ə - ' nis-tik \ adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.