Neoplatonist
noun
a person who promotes or subscribes to Neoplatonism.
Neoplatonists
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pluralof Neoplatonist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
Although the Neoplatonists did not value Aristotle’s empiricism, they did not completely cast his ideas aside.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Instead, they turned to the ancients like Aristotle and the Neoplatonists.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Just before the holidays, too, came from the press my doctoral essay about the Neoplatonists.
From Hania by Henryk Sienkiewicz
The Stoics, Cynics, Neopythagoreans, and Neoplatonists all had ascetic elements in their doctrines.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
