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Neoplatonism
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Neo·pla·to·nism (nē′ō plāt′'n iz′əm)
noun
a school of philosophy developed by Plotinus in Rome, based on a modified Platonism, and postulating a single source from which all forms of existence emanate and with which the soul seeks mystical union
Related Forms:
- Neoplatonic Ne′o·pla·ton′ic (-plā tän′ik) adjective
- Neoplatonist Ne′o·pla′·ton·ist noun
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