Neoplatonistn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌniːə(ʊ)ˈpleɪtənɪst/,

/ˌniːəʊˈpleɪtn̩ɪst/, U.S.

/ˌnioʊˈpleɪtn̩əst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neo- comb. form, Platonist n.

Etymology: < neo- comb. form + Platonist n. Compare slightly earlier Neoplatonism n. and slightly later Neoplatonic adj.

Philosophy.

A. n.

A proponent or supporter of Neoplatonism or Neoplatonic ideas.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > Neoplatonism > adherent of

Neoplatonista1834

Neoplatonic1840

Neoplatonician1842

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1984) I. 296 The first principles of Behmen are to be found in the Writings of the Neo-platonists.

1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. iv. iii. 284 Ammonius Saccas..is looked upon as the beginner of the Neoplatonists.

1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. Pref. p. viii The great Neo-Platonists were..persons of the most rigid and ascetic virtue.

1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity I. 263 The dislike of the body..which was afterwards so strongly felt by the Neoplatonists.

1906 Expositor Aug. 163 The Christian schematists adjusted to the theogony of the Neoplatonists the Scripture doctrine of God.

1957 G. S. Kirk & J. E. Raven Presocratic Philosophers 1 The Neoplatonist Simplicius,..who lived a whole millennium after the Presocratics, made long and evidently accurate quotations, in particular from Parmenides, Empedocles, [etc.].

1991 Renaissance Stud. 5 435 Whereas Florentine men strove..to match the knightly image by staging tournaments, Florentine Neoplatonists played the other side of the game of courtly love to the hilt.

B. adj.

= Neoplatonic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > [adjective] > of Neoplatonism

Neoplatonician1831

Neoplatonic1846

Neoplatonist1853

1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. ii. 43 The old Jewish blood still beat true, under all its affected shell of Neo-Platonist nonchalance.

1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals I. 356 The Pythagorean and Neoplatonist [(ed. 3) Neoplatonic] schools.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 244/1 Neoplatonist philosopher..born of a noble Cappadocian family.

1951 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 12 188 That Avempace's philosophical orientation was in large measure that of the Neo-Platonist wing of Arabian philosophy, is indicated by such scraps of evidence as we possess.

1987 G. Phelps Short Guide to World Novel (1988) 54 The preference was still for the generalised, the abstract, & the universal (though with a Neo-Platonist world picture on the whole replacing the predominantly Aristotelian one of the earlier Middle Ages).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neoplatonist
释义	Neoplatonistn.adj. Brit. /ˌniːə(ʊ)ˈpleɪtənɪst/, /ˌniːəʊˈpleɪtn̩ɪst/, U.S. /ˌnioʊˈpleɪtn̩əst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neo- comb. form, Platonist n. Etymology: < neo- comb. form + Platonist n. Compare slightly earlier Neoplatonism n. and slightly later Neoplatonic adj. Philosophy. A. n. A proponent or supporter of Neoplatonism or Neoplatonic ideas. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > Neoplatonism > adherent of Neoplatonista1834 Neoplatonic1840 Neoplatonician1842 a1834 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1984) I. 296 The first principles of Behmen are to be found in the Writings of the Neo-platonists. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. iv. iii. 284 Ammonius Saccas..is looked upon as the beginner of the Neoplatonists. 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. Pref. p. viii The great Neo-Platonists were..persons of the most rigid and ascetic virtue. 1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity I. 263 The dislike of the body..which was afterwards so strongly felt by the Neoplatonists. 1906 Expositor Aug. 163 The Christian schematists adjusted to the theogony of the Neoplatonists the Scripture doctrine of God. 1957 G. S. Kirk & J. E. Raven Presocratic Philosophers 1 The Neoplatonist Simplicius,..who lived a whole millennium after the Presocratics, made long and evidently accurate quotations, in particular from Parmenides, Empedocles, [etc.]. 1991 Renaissance Stud. 5 435 Whereas Florentine men strove..to match the knightly image by staging tournaments, Florentine Neoplatonists played the other side of the game of courtly love to the hilt. B. adj. = Neoplatonic adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > [adjective] > of Neoplatonism Neoplatonician1831 Neoplatonic1846 Neoplatonist1853 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. ii. 43 The old Jewish blood still beat true, under all its affected shell of Neo-Platonist nonchalance. 1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals I. 356 The Pythagorean and Neoplatonist [(ed. 3) Neoplatonic] schools. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 244/1 Neoplatonist philosopher..born of a noble Cappadocian family. 1951 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 12 188 That Avempace's philosophical orientation was in large measure that of the Neo-Platonist wing of Arabian philosophy, is indicated by such scraps of evidence as we possess. 1987 G. Phelps Short Guide to World Novel (1988) 54 The preference was still for the generalised, the abstract, & the universal (though with a Neo-Platonist world picture on the whole replacing the predominantly Aristotelian one of the earlier Middle Ages). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1834
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