neoplatonist
/ˌniːoʊˈpleɪtənɪst/
noun
- A person who follows or supports Neoplatonism, a philosophical system based on the ideas of Plato that developed in the ancient world and emphasizes a single ultimate reality (the One) from which everything comes.
- As a neoplatonist, she believed that beauty in art reflects a divine source.
- The neoplatonist argued that the physical world is a shadow of a higher spiritual reality.
- Many Renaissance thinkers were neoplatonists who blended Christian theology with ancient philosophy.
adjective
- Relating to Neoplatonism or its followers.
- The lecture explored neoplatonist concepts of emanation and return.
- The neoplatonist ideas in the poem suggest a journey toward a perfect, unified truth.
- His neoplatonist view of the soul influenced his writings on love and nature.