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De - Pt| English Dictionary: platonic | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for platonic | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Platonic \Pla*ton"ic\, n. A follower of Plato; a Platonist. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Platonic \Pla*ton"ic\, Platonical \Pla*ton"ic*al\, a. [L. Platonicus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. platonique.] 1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or opinions. 2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical. {Platonic bodies}, the five regular geometrical solids; namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. {Platonic love}, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences; -- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate. | |
