PLATONISM

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Meaning:

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

Synonyms:

Platonism; realism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Platonism" is a kind of...):

philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)

Domain category:

philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)

Derivation:

Platonist (an advocate of Platonism)

Platonistic (pertaining to or characteristic of or in accordance with Platonism)