platonist
platonist is the alternative form of Platonist.
Noun capitalized: Platonist
Platonist (plural Platonists)
- A member of the philosophical school of thought established by Plato; a believer in Platonism.
- [St Augustine of Hippo] became of a Maniche, and of a platoniste a good christian.1549, Hugh Latimer, The Seconde Sermon... Preached before the Kynges Maiestie
- Synonyms:
- Platonician
- One who holds similar beliefs, particularly that abstract ideas are real.
- I suspect that in their hearts most working mathematicians are Platonists, in that they take it as a matter of unassailable if unprovable fact that mathematical reality stands apart from the world, and is at least as real as the world, and possibly gives shape to the world, as Plato suggested.1992 March 2, Richard Preston, “The Mountains of Pi”, in The New Yorker
- A platonic lover.
Synonyms of platonist
Forms of platonist
| plural | platonists |
|---|---|
| plural | Platonists |
Origin of platonist
From Latin Platonista, from Plato + -ista, equivalent to Plato + -ist.
Words formed from platonist
Questions about platonist
- What does platonist mean?
- Platonist means a member of the philosophical school of thought established by Plato; a believer in Platonism.
- What is platonist the alternative form of?
- Platonist is the alternative form of Platonist.
- What part of speech is platonist?
- Platonist is a noun.
- What is the plural of platonist?
- The plural of platonist is platonists.
Words near platonist in the dictionary
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