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Synonyms for neoplatonism
Noun
- 1. Neoplatonism, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, theological doctrine, religious doctrine
- usage: a system of philosophical and religious 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"
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