Meanings
platonism1
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Platonism.
But the advocate of platonism may find these easier to defend than the confirmational holism the standard argument invokes.
2007 September 28, David Liggins, “Quine, Putnam, and the ‘Quine–Putnam’ Indispensability Argument”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 1, →DOI
Platonism2
- The philosophy of Plato.
Synonyms: Platonicism
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe philosophy of Plato.
More synonyms by meaning
noun(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*pléth₂us
- Proto-Hellenic*plətús
- Ancient Greekπλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s)
- Ancient GreekΠλάτων (Plátōn)
- EnglishPlatonism
From Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn, “Plato”) + English -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أَفْلَاطُونِيَّة
- أَفْلَاطُونِيَّة (ʔaflāṭūniyya)phillosophy of Plato
Catalan platonisme
- platonismephillosophy of Plato
Danish platonisme
- platonismephillosophy of Plato
Finnish platonismi
- platonismiphillosophy of Plato
French platonisme
- platonismephillosophy of Plato
Greek πλατωνισμός
- πλατωνισμός (platonismós)phillosophy of Plato
Hungarian platonizmus
- platonizmusphillosophy of Plato
Italian platonismo
- platonismophillosophy of Plato
Polish platonizm
- platonizmphillosophy of Plato
Romanian platonism
- platonismphillosophy of Plato
Russian платони́зм
- платони́зм (platonízm)phillosophy of Plato
Spanish platonismo
- platonismophillosophy of Plato
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Cite this entry
platonism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platonism
“platonism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platonism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “platonism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platonism.
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