- in a way that relates to or is influenced by the doctrines of Plato, especially his elevation of the spiritual or ideal over the physical and particular: These reminders of Jesus’ physical sufferings were necessary for certain Platonically inclined Christian philosophers who had no doubts about Jesus’ full divinity but were loath to admit his full humanity.
- in a nonromantic way that is free from sexual desire:There was a woman he saw platonically; they went to movies or dinner together, and that was all.
