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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
- Plato (/ˈpleɪtoʊ/ PLAY-toe; Gr****: Πλάτων Plátōn, pronounced [plá.tɔːn] in Cl****ical Attic; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was an Athenian philosopher...
- Plato (428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BCE) was a Gr**** philosopher. Plato may also refer to: Plato (comic poet) (fl. 420–391 BCE) Plato of Bactria (2nd...
- 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...
- Dana Mic****e Plato (née Strain; November 7, 1964 – May 8, 1999) was an American actress and model. She was known for portraying Kimberly Drummond on...
- PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations) was the first generalized computer-****isted instruction system. Starting in 1960, it ran on...
- The Allegory of the cave, or Plato's Cave, is an allegory presented by the Gr**** philosopher Plato in his work Republic (514a–520a) to compare "the effect...
- Ideas is a philosophical theory, concept, or world-view, attributed to Plato, that the physical world is not as real or true as timeless, absolute, unchangeable...
- (Ancient Gr****: Συμπόσιον, Sympósion [sympósi̯on]) is a philosophical text by Plato dated c. 385–370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches...
- cl****ical writers composing after his lifetime, particularly his students Plato and Xenophon. Other sources include the contemporaneous Antisthenes, Aristippus...
- Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους, Apología Sokrátous; Latin: Apologia Socratis), written by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue of the speech of legal self-defence which Socrates...
