Ficino

British  

/ fiˈtʃiːno /

noun

1. Marsilio (marˈsiːlio). 1433–99, Italian Neoplatonist philosopher: attempted to integrate Platonism with Christianity

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Example Sentences

One of the most important of the Italian Neoplatonists was Marsilio Ficino, who translated all of Plato’s works from ancient Greek to Latin and synthesized Platonic thought with the teachings of Christianity.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

However, Ficino argued, the human soul existed at the center of the universe, because it combined aspects of both the godly world and the physical world in which humans lived.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Marsilio Ficino outlived his friends and denied Fra Girolamo; he died in 1499, and lies at rest in the Duomo.

From The Story of Florence by Gardner, Edmund G.

His education, though it fitted him for Platonic discussions with Ficino and rendered him an amateur of humanistic culture, had failed to make a pedant of him.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

Marsilio Ficino was a philosopher, and his chief aim was a reconciliation of ancient philosophy with Christianity.

From Some Forerunners of Italian Opera by Henderson, W. J. (William James)