platonic
(adjective) free from physical desire; “platonic love”
Platonic
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy; “Platonic dialogues”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
platonic (comparative more platonic, superlative most platonic)
Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.
Alternative letter-case form of Platonic (of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors).
• romantic, sexual
• platicon
Platonic (comparative more Platonic, superlative most Platonic)
Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophies.
Alternative letter-case form of platonic (non-sexual).
Platonic (plural Platonics)
A Platonist; a follower of Plato's ideas.
• platicon
Source: Wiktionary
Pla*ton"ic, Pla*ton"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. Platonicus, Gr. 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.
– Platonic year (Astron.), a period of time determined 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; -- called also great year. This revolution, which is caused by the precession of the equinoxes, is accomplished in about 26,000 years. Barlow.
Pla*ton"ic, n.
Definition: A follower of Plato; a Platonist.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
