Plotinus

[ ploh-tahy-nuhs ]

/ ploʊˈtaɪ nəs /

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noun

a.d. 205?–270?, Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.

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How to use Plotinus in a sentence

Plotinus accompanies the Roman army, in the hope of reaching India.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03|Various
Coleridge had, it seems, been attracted by Plotinus in his schooldays.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3)|Leslie Stephen
Plotinus in Aristotelian disguise contributed not a little to their conception of God and his relation to the universe.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
Aristotle's system may be called theistic and dualistic; Plotinus's is pantheistic and monistic.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik

The Intelligence and the three Souls proceeding from it in order are clearly not individual but cosmic, just as in Plotinus.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik

British Dictionary definitions for Plotinus

Plotinus

/ (plɒˈtaɪnəs) /

noun

?205–?270 ad, Roman Neo-Platonist philosopher, born in Egypt

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