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PRONUNCIATION OF NEO-PLATONISM

Neo-Platonism  [ˌniːəʊˈpleɪtəˌnɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEO-PLATONISM

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Neo-Platonism is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NEO-PLATONISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Neo-Platonism

Neoplatonism

Neoplatonism is a modern term used to designate a tradition of philosophy that arose in the 3rd century AD and persisted until shortly after the closing of the Platonic Academy in Athens in AD 529 by Justinian I. Neoplatonists were heavily influenced both by Plato and by the Platonic tradition that thrived during the six centuries which separated the first of the Neoplatonists from Plato. Collectively, the Neoplatonists constituted a continuous tradition of philosophers which began with Plotinus. One of the characteristic features of Plotinus' system, which was also taken up by subsequent Neoplatonists, is the doctrine of "the One" beyond being. For Plotinus, the first principle of reality is an utterly simple, ineffable, unknowable subsistence which is both the creative source and the teleological end of all existing things. Although, properly speaking, there is no name appropriate for the first principle, the most adequate names are "the One" or "the Good". The One is so simple that it cannot even be said to exist or to be a being.

Definition of Neo-Platonism in the English dictionary

The definition of Neo-Platonism in the dictionary is a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEO-PLATONISM


Anglicanism
ˈæŋɡlɪkəˌnɪzəm
antagonism
ænˈtæɡəˌnɪzəm
creationism
kriːˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm
exhibitionism
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃəˌnɪzəm
expansionism
ɪkˈspænʃəˌnɪzəm
expressionism
ɪkˈsprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
hedonism
ˈhiːdəˌnɪzəm
humanism
ˈhjuːməˌnɪzəm
humanitarianism
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
impressionism
ɪmˈprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
isolationism
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm
mechanism
ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm
microorganism
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
modernism
ˈmɒdəˌnɪzəm
organism
ˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
reductionism
rɪˈdʌkʃəˌnɪzəm
Satanism
ˈseɪtəˌnɪzəm
urbanism
ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm
vegetarianism
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
Zionism
ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEO-PLATONISM

Neo-Darwinian
Neo-Darwinism
neo-fascism
neo-fascist
Neo-Lamarckian
Neo-Lamarckism
Neo-Latin
Neo-Melanesian
neo-Nazi
neo-Nazism
neo-noir
neo-orthodox
neo-orthodoxy
Neo-Platonic
Neo-Platonist

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEO-PLATONISM

abolitionism
abstract expressionism
aldosteronism
anachronism
connectionism
constructionism
evolutionism
feminism
interactionism
interventionism
monism
Mormonism
obstructionism
Parkinsonism
perfectionism
Platonism
protectionism
revisionism
synchronism
trade unionism
unionism

Synonyms and antonyms of Neo-Platonism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Find out the translation of Neo-Platonism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Neo-Platonism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Neo-Platonism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

新柏拉图主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Neoplatonismo
570 millions of speakers

English

Neo-Platonism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नव Platonism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأفلاطونية الجديدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Неоплатонизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Neo- platonismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিও-প্লেটোনীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Le néo-platonisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Neo-Platonik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Neo- Platonismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ネオプラトン哲学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신 플라톤주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neo-Platonic
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Tân chủ nghĩa Platon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நியோ-ஆன்மநேய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियो-पॅलॅटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Neo-Platonik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Neo - platonismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Neoplatonizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Неоплатонізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Neo - platonismul
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Νεοπλατωνισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Neo- Platonisme
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Neo- Platonism
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Neo - platonismen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Neo-Platonism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEO-PLATONISM»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEO-PLATONISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Neo-Platonism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEO-PLATONISM»

Discover the use of Neo-Platonism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Neo-Platonism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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From the Old Academy to Later Neo-Platonism: Studies in the ...
This volume collects a set of papers on ancient Platonism that span the nine centuries between Plato himself and his commentator Olympiodorus in the 6th century, many of them less easy to obtain.
Harold Tarrant, 2011
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Numenius of Apamea, the Father of Neo-Platonism; Works, ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie, 2010
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The Emperor Julian's Relation to the New Sophistic and ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Wilmer Cave France Wright, 2012
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The Scientific Revolution: A Historiographical Inquiry
Hermeticism and Neo-Platonism From the twenties through the early sixties of the present century, when the concept of the Scientific Revolution was forged, Renaissance neo-Platonism was often granted a couple of pages in brief sections ...
H. F. Cohen, 1994
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Platonism, Ancient and Modern
CHAPTER II PLATONISM IN ANTIQUITY-NEO-PLATONISM Neo-Platonism is the form of Greek philosophy which in the decline of Stoicism and Epicureanism dominated the last three centuries of Greco-Roman literature. A historical study of  ...
Paul Shorey, 1938
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Augustine's Conversion: A Guide to the Argument of ...
that Christianity and Neo-Platonism are poles apart. The defenders insist, on sound theological grounds, that more joins these two than separates them. Already in 1903, Eugene Portalie had argued in his article on Augustine in the ...
Colin Starnes, 1990
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From Aristotle to Augustine
Neo-Platonism is usually defined as the philosophy of Plotinus, who lived in the third century AD, and his followers in the pagan Graeco-Roman world in late antiquity. The most significant philosophers among these followers are Porphyry,  ...
David J. Furley, 2003
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Routledge History of Philosophy Volume II: Aristotle to ...
GENERAL INTRODUCTION Neo-Platonism is usually defined as the philosophy of Plotinus, who lived in the third century AD, and his followers in the pagan Graeco-Roman world in late antiquity. The most significant philosophers among ...
David Furley, 2003
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Aristotle's Journey to Europe: A Synthetic History of the ...
century.59 Ammonius Saccas (d. c. 242) is regarded as the initiator of neo- Platonism. Plotinus (204–270) was his disciple for eleven years in his Alexandria school. The philosophers described as neo-Platonists did not found a school as much ...
Randall R. Cloud, 2007
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From Aristotle to Augustine: Routledge History of Philosophy
GENERAL INTRODUCTION Neo-Platonism is usually defined as the philosophy of Plotinus, who lived in the third century AD, and his followers in the pagan Graeco-Roman world in late antiquity. The most significant philosophers among ...
David Furley, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEO-PLATONISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Neo-Platonism is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Story of Philosophy – from antiquity to the present,
Marsilio Ficino and Cosimo de Medici both ran with what can be called a re-interpretation of Neo-Platonism which dealt with the integrating ... «Pressenza International Press Agency, Jun 15»
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Church Fathers: Background on Heresies
Thus the speculations concerning mediators between God and the world were incorporated from Neo-Platonism; a naturalistic kind of ... «Catholic Culture, Jun 15»
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Is God “A Being” Or “Being Itself?”
One obvious candidate in early church history was Middle or Neo-Platonism. Another, especially in the Middle Ages, was Aristotelianism. «Patheos, May 15»
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Transplanting from one culture to another – appropriation or …
... Nature, or the universe, because we are the microcosm of the universe (an idea found in Neo-Platonism, Kabbalah, and Swedenborgianism). «Patheos, Mar 15»
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Visiting Professor to Spell Out Muslim Impact on Philosophy
... to preserve this understanding of Greek philosophy prevented its extinction amid century-long movements of Middle and Neo-Platonism. «Baylor University, Mar 15»
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How Augustine Helps Us Live in Light of the Trinity
In Confessions, he critiques his pre-conversion Neo-Platonism, saying that though they helped him understand aspects of abiding in Christ, ... «Patheos, Feb 15»
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Learning from Fiction: What is wrong with fundamentalists and …
We know that some movements, such as neo-Platonism, borrowed Christian themes and images and “pre-dated” their stories in their (losing) ... «Patheos, Jan 15»
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Albert Camus: the paradoxical philosopher
... “Néo-Platonisme et Pensée Chrétienne” (Neo-Platonism and Christian Thought), which examined the relationship between the two thinkers. «gulfnews.com, Jan 15»
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Tony Kushner's Communist Turducken
I think there's something going on about the ossification of our deepest longings inside jargon and internecine battles—neo-Platonism vs. «The American Conservative, Nov 14»
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Intertwined: Paganism & Christianity
Philosophical ponderings on the very nature of the gods were common and ancient pagans formulated ideas that we might call Neo-Platonism ... «Patheos, Nov 14»

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