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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLATON'IC, a. Pertaining to Plato the philosopher, or to his philosophy, his school or his opinions.
Platonic love, is a pure spiritual affection subsisting between the sexes, unmixed with carnal desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellencies; a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate.
Platonic year,the great year, or a period of time determines by the revolution of the equinoxes, or the space of time in which the stars and constellations return to their former places in respect to the equinoxes. This revolution, which is calculated by the precession of the equinoxes, is accomplished in about 25,000 years.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy; "Platonic dialogues"
2: free from physical desire; "platonic love"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin platonicus, from Greek plat?nikos, from Plat?n Plato Date: 1533 1. capitalized of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism 2. a. relating to or based on platonic love; also experiencing or professing platonic love b. of, relating to, or being a relationship marked by the absence of romance or sex 3. nominal, theoretical • platonically adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of or associated with the Greek philosopher Plato (d. 347 BC) or his ideas. 2 (platonic) (of love or friendship) purely spiritual, not sexual. 3 (platonic) confined to words or theory; not leading to action; harmless. Phrases and idioms: Platonic solid (or body) any of the five regular solids (tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron). Derivatives: Platonically adv. Etymology: L Platonicus f. Gk Platonikos f. Platon Plato

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Platonic Pla*ton"ic, n. A follower of Plato; a Platonist.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Platonic Pla*ton"ic, Platonical Pla*ton"ic*al, a. [L. Platonicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. platonique.] 1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or opinions. 2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical. Platonic bodies, the five regular geometrical solids; namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. Platonic love, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences; -- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Note: The spelling 'Platonic' is also used for meaning 2. 1. Platonic relationships or feelings of affection do not involve sex. She values the platonic friendship she has had with Chris for ten years. ? physical ADJ 2. Platonic means relating to the ideas of the Greek philosopher Plato. ...the Platonic tradition of Greek philosophy. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Academic, of Plato. 2. Contemplative, speculative, philosophical, theoretical. 3. Passionless, impassible, unimpressible, cold, apathetic, cool, calm, serene.

Moby Thesaurus

Augustinian, Averroist, Berkeleian, Cartesian, Hegelian, Heideggerian, Heraclitean, Humean, Husserlian, Kantian, Leibnizian, Neo-Hegelian, Neo-Pythagorean, Neoplatonic, Neoplatonistic, Parmenidean, Peripatetic, Platonistic, Pyrrhonic, Pythagorean, Sartrian, Schellingian, Schopenhauerian, Scotist, Socratic, Spencerian, Thomist, Thomistic, Viconian, Wittgensteinian, abstinent, animist, animistic, celibate, continent, idealist, idealistic, immaterialist, intact, maidenly, panpsychist, panpsychistic, pre-Socratic, solipsistic, spiritualist, spiritualistic, vestal, virgin, virginal