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Contemplator
Contemplator Con"tem*pla`tor (?; 277), n. [L.]
One who contemplates. --Sir T. Browne.
Neoplatonic
Neoplatonic Ne`o*pla"ton"ic, a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Neoplatonism or the
Neoplatonists.
Neoplatonician
Neoplatonician Ne`o*pla`to*ni"cian, n.
A neoplatonist.
Neoplatonism
Neoplatonism Ne`o*pla"to*nism, n. [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.
Neoplatonist
Neoplatonist Ne`o*pla"to*nist, n.
One who held to Neoplatonism; a member of the Neoplatonic
school.
Platoeceticus GloveriBagworm Bag"worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the
larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for
protection. One species (Plat[oe]ceticus Gloveri) feeds on
the orange tree. See Basket worm. PlatometerPlatometer Pla*tom"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? flat + -meter.]
See Planimeter. Platonic
Platonic Pla*ton"ic, n.
A follower of Plato; a Platonist.
PlatonicPlatonic Pla*ton"ic, Platonical Pla*ton"ic*al, a. [L.
Platonicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. platonique.]
1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or
opinions.
2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical.
Platonic bodies, the five regular geometrical solids;
namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron,
dodecahedron, and icosahedron.
Platonic love, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting
between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal
desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences;
-- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate. Platonic bodiesPlatonic Pla*ton"ic, Platonical Pla*ton"ic*al, a. [L.
Platonicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. platonique.]
1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or
opinions.
2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical.
Platonic bodies, the five regular geometrical solids;
namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron,
dodecahedron, and icosahedron.
Platonic love, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting
between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal
desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences;
-- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate. Platonic lovePlatonic Pla*ton"ic, Platonical Pla*ton"ic*al, a. [L.
Platonicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. platonique.]
1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or
opinions.
2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical.
Platonic bodies, the five regular geometrical solids;
namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron,
dodecahedron, and icosahedron.
Platonic love, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting
between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal
desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences;
-- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate. Platonic year Platonic year (Astron.), a period of time determined by the
revolution of the equinoxes, or the space of time in which
the stars and constellations return to their former places
in respect to the equinoxes; -- called also great year.
This revolution, which is caused by the precession of the
equinoxes, is accomplished in about 26,000 years.
--Barlow. PlatonicalPlatonic Pla*ton"ic, Platonical Pla*ton"ic*al, a. [L.
Platonicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. platonique.]
1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or
opinions.
2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical.
Platonic bodies, the five regular geometrical solids;
namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron,
dodecahedron, and icosahedron.
Platonic love, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting
between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal
desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences;
-- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate. Platonically
Platonically Pla*ton"ic*al*ly, adv.
In a Platonic manner.
Platonist
Platonist Pla"to*nist, n.
One who adheres to the philosophy of Plato; a follower of
Plato. --Hammond.
PlatonizePlatonize Pla"to*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Platonized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Platonizing.]
To adopt the opinion of Plato or his followers. --Milner. Platonize
Platonize Pla"to*nize, v. t.
To explain by, or accomodate to, the Platonic philosophy.
--Enfield.
PlatonizedPlatonize Pla"to*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Platonized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Platonizing.]
To adopt the opinion of Plato or his followers. --Milner. Platonizer
Platonizer Pla"to*ni`zer, n.
One who Platonizes.
PlatonizingPlatonize Pla"to*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Platonized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Platonizing.]
To adopt the opinion of Plato or his followers. --Milner. PlatoonPlatoon Pla*toon", n. [F. peloton a ball of thread, a knot or
group of men, a platoon, from pelote a ball formed of things
wound round. See Pellet.] (Mil.)
(a) Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small
square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a
hollow square.
(b) Now, in the United States service, half of a company.
Meaning of Plato from wikipedia
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Plato (/ˈpleɪtoʊ/ PLAY-toe; Gr****: Πλάτων, Plátōn, born c. 428-423 BC, died 348 BC), was an
ancient Gr****
philosopher of the
classical period who is considered...
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Plató in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Plato (428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BCE) was a Gr**** philosopher.
Plato may...
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American actress. An
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early 1980s,...
- aut****d by
Plato around 375 BC,
concerning justice (δικαιοσύνη), the
order and
character of the just city-state, and the just man. It is
Plato's best-known...
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Plato's allegory of the cave is an
allegory presented by the Gr****
philosopher Plato in his work
Republic (514a–520a, Book VII) to
compare "the effect...
- romanized: Sympósion, lit. 'Drinking Party') is a
Socratic dialogue by
Plato,
dated c. 385 – 370 BC. It
depicts a
friendly contest of extemporaneous...
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realism is a
theory widely credited to the
classical Gr****
philosopher Plato. The
theory suggests that the
physical world is not as real or true as "Forms"...
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Plato is a lava-filled
lunar impact crater on the Moon. Its
diameter is 101 km. It was
named after ancient Gr****
philosopher Plato. It is
located on the...
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variously known as
Plato's Academy, the
Platonic Academy, and the
Academic School,[citation needed] was
founded at
Athens by
Plato circa 387 BC. Aristotle...
- Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους, Apología Sokrátous; Latin:
Apologia Socratis),
written by
Plato, is a
Socratic dialogue of the
speech of
legal self-defence
which Socrates...
