Neoplatonism

Neo·pla·to·nism

noun \ˌnē-ō-ˈplā-tə-ˌni-zəm\

Definition of NEOPLATONISM

1

: Platonism modified in later antiquity to accord with Aristotelian, post-Aristotelian, and eastern conceptions that conceives of the world as an emanation from an ultimate indivisible being with whom the soul is capable of being reunited in trance or ecstasy

2

: a doctrine similar to ancient Neoplatonism

— Neo·pla·ton·ic \-plə-ˈtä-nik, -plā-\ adjective

— Neo·pla·to·nist \-ˈplā-tə-nist\ noun

First Known Use of NEOPLATONISM

1845

Rhymes with NEOPLATONISM

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