"Neoplatonism" meaning in English

See Neoplatonism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: neo-Platonism [alternative], Neo-Platonism [alternative]
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  1. A school of philosophy based on the teachings of Plato and, subsequently, Plotinus; it was the foundation for paganism. Related terms: Neoplatonic, Neoplatonist, Neoplatonizing Translations (school of philosophy): նորպլատոնականություն (norplatonakanutʻyun) (Armenian), նեոպլատոնականություն (neoplatonakanutʻyun) (Armenian), 新柏拉圖主義 /新柏拉图主义 (xīn-Bólātú zhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), uusplatonismi (Finnish), ნეოპლატონიზმი (neoṗlaṭonizmi) (Georgian), Neuplatonismus [masculine] (German), νεοπλατωνισμός (neoplatonismós) [masculine] (Greek), neoplatonizmus (Hungarian), újplatonizmus (Hungarian), Nua-Phlatónachas [masculine] (Irish), neoplatonismo [masculine] (Italian), жаңа платонизм (jaña platonizm) (Kazakh), neoplatonismo [masculine] (Portuguese), neoplatonism [neuter] (Romanian), неоплатони́зм (neoplatonízm) [masculine] (Russian), nyplatonism [common-gender] (Swedish)

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      "word": "ნეოპლატონიზმი"
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