Neo-Pythagoreanism
[nee-oh-pi-thag-uh-ree-uh-niz-uh m] /ˌni oʊ pɪˌθæg əˈri əˌnɪz əm/
noun
1.
a philosophical system, established in Alexandria and Rome in the second century b.c., consisting mainly of revived Pythagorean doctrines with elements of Platonism and Stoicism.
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