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Platonist

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Pla·to·nism  (pltn-zm)
n.
The philosophy of Plato, especially insofar as it asserts ideal forms as an absolute and eternal reality of which the phenomena of the world are an imperfect and transitory reflection.
Plato·nist n.
Plato·nistic adj.
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Noun1.Platonist - an advocate of Platonism
advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
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Platonist [ˈpleɪtənɪst] N → platonista mf
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In morals he was a profest Platonist, and in religion he inclined to be an Aristotelian.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
He had read somewhere that every man was born a Platonist, an Aristotelian, a Stoic, or an Epicurean; and the history of George Henry Lewes (besides telling you that philosophy was all moonshine) was there to show that the thought of each philospher was inseparably connected with the man he was.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Beware of such an one, I say; your whales must be seen before they can be killed; and this sunken-eyed young Platonist will tow you ten wakes round the world, and never make you one pint of sperm the richer.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
 
 
 
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