"platonic love" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: platonic loves [plural]
Etymology: Attested 1636 in Platonic Lovers by William Davenant. Earlier coined in Latin in the 15th century as amor platonicus by Florentine scholar Marsilio Ficino (originally in 1476 letter to Alamanno Donati, later expounded in De amore (1484)), based on his interpretation of the Symposium by Plato, specifically the speech by Socrates, relating the thoughts of Diotima of Mantinea. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{m|la|amor platonicus}} amor platonicus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} platonic love (countable and uncountable, plural platonic loves)
  1. Intimate but non-sexual affection. Wikipedia link: De amore, Diotima of Mantinea, Marsilio Ficino, Plato, Socrates, William Davenant, platonic love Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Love Related terms: Platonist [obsolete, rare] Translations (intimate but non-sexual affection): amor platònic [masculine] (Catalan), 柏拉圖式戀愛 (Chinese Mandarin), 柏拉图式恋爱 (Bólātú-shì liàn'ài) (Chinese Mandarin), 柏拉圖式愛情 (Chinese Mandarin), 柏拉图式爱情 (Bólātú-shì àiqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), platonická láska (Czech), platonisk kærlighed (Danish), platonische liefde (Dutch), platooniline armastus (Estonian), platoninen rakkaus (Finnish), amour platonique [masculine] (French), პლატონური სიყვარული (ṗlaṭonuri siq̇varuli) (Georgian), platonische Liebe [feminine] (German), πλατωνικός έρωτας (platonikós érotas) [masculine] (Greek), אַהֲבָה אַפְּלָטוֹנִית (ahavá aplatónit) [feminine] (Hebrew), plátói szerelem (Hungarian), amore platonico [masculine] (Italian), プラトニック・ラブ (puratonikku-rabu) (Japanese), 플라토닉 러브 (peullatonik reobeu) (Korean), frēondlufu [feminine] (Old English), miłość platoniczna (Polish), amor platónico/platônico [masculine] (Portuguese), dragoste platonică (Romanian), платони́ческая любо́вь (platoníčeskaja ljubóvʹ) [feminine] (Russian), platonická láska (Slovak), amor platónico [masculine] (Spanish), platonisk kärlek (Swedish), platonik aşk (Turkish), платонічне кохання (platonične koxannja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), платоні́чна любо́в (platoníčna ljubóv) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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