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platonism

Pla·to·nism
P p

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pleyt-n-iz-uh m]
    • /ˈpleɪt nˌɪz əm/
    • /plˈatənˌɪzəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pleyt-n-iz-uh m]
    • /ˈpleɪt nˌɪz əm/

Definitions of platonism word

  • noun platonism the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers. 1
  • noun platonism a Platonic doctrine or saying. 1
  • noun platonism the belief that physical objects are impermanent representations of unchanging Ideas, and that the Ideas alone give true knowledge as they are known by the mind. 1
  • noun platonism (sometimes lowercase) the doctrine or practice of platonic love. 1
  • noun platonism the teachings of Plato and his followers, esp the philosophical theory that the meanings of general words are real existing abstract entities (Forms) and that particular objects have properties in common by virtue of their relationship with these Forms 0
  • noun platonism the realist doctrine that mathematical entities have real existence and that mathematical truth is independent of human thought 0
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Origin of platonism

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
From the New Latin word Platōnismus, dating back to 1560-70. See Platonic, -ism

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platonism popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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    the ability to recall past events; recollection

  • demiurge

    (in the philosophy of Plato) the creator of the universe

  • neo-pythagoreanism

    a philosophical system, established in Alexandria and Rome in the second century b.c., consisting mainly of revived Pythagorean doctrines with elements of Platonism and Stoicism.

  • neoplatonism

    a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.

  • parousia

    advent (def 4).

  • platonic love

    Platonism. love of the Idea of beauty, seen as terminating an evolution from the desire for an individual and the love of physical beauty to the love and contemplation of spiritual or ideal beauty.
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