- a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
Neo-Platonic /ˌniːəʊpləˈtɒnɪk/ adj ˌNeo-ˈPlatonist n , adj