"Platonist" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Platonists [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Platonista, from Plato + -ista, equivalent to Plato + -ist. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Platonista}} Latin Platonista, {{m|la|Plato}} Plato, {{m|la|-ista}} -ista, {{af|en|Plato|-ist}} Plato + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} Platonist (plural Platonists)
  1. A member of the philosophical school of thought established by Plato; a believer in Platonism. Derived forms: Neoplatonist Translations (follower of Plato; holder of similar ideas): platonik [masculine] (Czech), platonikko (Finnish), Platonisto (Ido), platonik [masculine] (Polish), platończyk [masculine] (Polish), плато́ник (platónik) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Platonist-en-noun-1GkHpH~2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 38 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 70 29 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 75 22 2 Disambiguation of 'follower of Plato; holder of similar ideas': 70 21 9
  2. One who holds similar beliefs, particularly that abstract ideas are real.
    Sense id: en-Platonist-en-noun-nhKF2-Qg
  3. (rare, obsolete) A platonic lover. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-Platonist-en-noun-awGd~kT2

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