Neoplatonist
Americannoun
plural
Neoplatonistsadjective
Example Sentences
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Antiquity boasted two Neoplatonist philosophers by the name Ammonius.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2012
The claim that Copernicus was influenced by neo-Platonism has been contested: Rosen, ‘Was Copernicus a Neoplatonist?’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
But in his mode of thought he was certainly a Neoplatonist.
From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil
But Ammonius is not a very uncommon name, and we have no reason to suppose that the Neoplatonist Ammonius busied himself with the literary criticism of Homer and Plato.
From On the Sublime by Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord)
A friend of mine once asked him, "Are you a Christian or a Neoplatonist?"
From Painted Windows Studies in Religious Personality by Begbie, Harold
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