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Neoplatonism
Neˊo-pla′to-nism
,Noun.
[
Neo-
+ Platonism
.] A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which
Plotinus
was the chief (a. d.
205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy. Definition 2024
Neoplatonism
Neoplatonism
English
Proper noun
Neoplatonism
- a school of philosophy based on the teachings of Plato and, subsequently, Plotinus; it was the foundation for paganism
Translations
school of philosophy
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Related terms
- Neoplatonic
- Neoplatonist
- Neoplatonizing