Associations to the word «Neoplatonism»

NEOPLATONISM, proper noun. A school of philosophy based on the teachings of Plato and, subsequently, Plotinus; it was the foundation for paganism

NEOPLATONISM, noun. A system of philosophical and theological doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism; its most distinctive doctrine holds that the first principle and source of reality transcends being and thought and is naturally unknowable; "Neoplatonism was predominant in pagan Europe until the 6th century"; "Neoplatonism was a major influence on early Christian writers and on later medieval and Renaissance thought and on Islamic philosophy".