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Definition: PLATONIC LOVE |
PLATONIC LOVE1. 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. |
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19th Century Satire | An arrangement in which a man and woman attempt a correct imitation of a pair of icicles--and never succeed. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Literature | Platonic Love Spiritual love between persons of opposite sexes. It is the friendship of man and woman, without mixture of what is usually called love. Plato strongly advocated this pure affection, and hence its distinctive name. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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The term amor platonicus was used as early as the 15th Century by Marsilio Ficino, as a synonym for "amor socraticus," referring to the affection which between Socrates and his pupils.
This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
See also sexual abstinence
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Crosswords: PLATONIC LOVE |
| Specialty definitions using "PLATONIC LOVE": Platonic. (references) |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | PLATONIC, adj. Pertaining to the philosophy of Socrates. Platonic Love is a fool's name for the affection between a disability and a frost. |
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| Language | Translations for "PLATONIC LOVE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Greek | πλατωνικόσ έρωτασ. (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | プラスチック爆弾 (Philips head screwdriverdriver), placebo, plasma, plasma display, plasmid, plastic explosive, platanus, plateau, platform, platina paper, platinum, platonic, plus-minus, praseodymium). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | プラトニックラブ . (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | atonicplay ovelay amor platónico. (various references) | ||||||||||
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Chimaphila umbellata, cuscuta spp., Eragrostis curvula, Eragrostis spp.. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-l-l-n-o-o-p-t-v" | |
-3 letters: collation, evocation, pollinate. | |
-4 letters: antipole, anviltop, calliope, cliental, colonial, conative, conepatl, cotillon, covalent, ecotonal, invocate, leptonic, localite, location, locative, optional, pavillon, platonic, plotline, poetical, teocalli, vocation, volatile, volplane. | |
-5 letters: aconite, aloetic, alveoli, apnoeic, capelin, capitol, caption, captive, centavo, coalpit, collate, colonel, coolant, coontie, copilot, ectopia, elation, entopic, lactone, lection, nepotic, novella, octanol, opaline. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 4C 41 54 4F 4E 49 43      4C 4F 56 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01001100 01000001 01010100 01001111 01001110 01001001 01000011 00100000 01001100 01001111 01010110 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P L A T O N I C   L O V E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 004C 0041 0054 004F 004E 0049 0043      004C 004F 0056 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5046355449484337246495639 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Translations: Ancient 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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