Platonically

[ pluh-ton-ik-lee, pley- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

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.
Usually pla·ton·i·cal·ly. 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.

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