Definition of "platonically" []

• In a platonic manner. (adverb)

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• "Mr. Carlyle introduced a style of thinking about Knox which may be called platonically Puritan."
• "Covenants were still and were eternally binding on Scotland; in fact, these preachers were "platonically" for going back to the old ecclesiastical claims, with the old war of Church and State."
• "You know those couples that break up because they "have no future together" and hang out all the time "platonically" even though everyone knows that they're still totally in love and just pretending to be cool with it?"