Meaning Of The Word Platonism

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Platonism in American English
the philosophy of Plato or his school; esp., the doctrine holding that objects of perception are real insofar as they imitate or participate in an independent realm of immutable essences, ideas, or logical forms which constitute the world of essential rea
noun: the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers

Platonism in British English
noun: the teachings of Plato and his followers, esp the philosophical theory that the meanings of general words are real existing abstract entities (Forms) and that particular objects have properties in common by virtue of their relationship with these Forms

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