Neoplatonism
noun
Neo·pla·to·nism
ˌnē-ō-ˈplā-tə-ˌni-zəm 
1
: Platonism modified in later antiquity to accord with Aristotelian, post-Aristotelian, and eastern conceptions that conceives of the world as an emanation from an ultimate indivisible being with whom the soul is capable of being reunited in trance or ecstasy
2
: a doctrine similar to ancient Neoplatonism
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The building’s architects were grounded in geometric theory and influenced by a heady dose of Neoplatonism.
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The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2022
The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2022
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1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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