different between idealism vs philanthropist

English

Etymology

First attested 1796, from ideal +? -ism.

Noun

idealism (countable and uncountable, plural idealisms)

1. The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
2. The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature according to ideal standards or patterns;—opposed to realism.
3. (philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.

   Synonym: philosophical idealism

   Antonym: materialism

Derived terms

• epistemological idealism
• metaphysical idealism

Related terms

• idealist
• idealistic
• idealistically
• perfectionism

Translations

See also

• realism
• pragmatism
• materialism
• physicalism

References

• idealism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• idealism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Further reading

• "idealism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 152.

Anagrams

• email IDs, miladies

Romanian

Etymology

From French idéalisme

Noun

idealism n (uncountable)

1. idealism

Declension

Related terms

• ideal
• idealist

English

Etymology

philanthropy +? -ist; compare French philanthrope.

Noun

philanthropist (plural philanthropists)

1. A person who loves humankind in general.
2. A person or institution who seeks to improve the world, especially by monetary gifts.

Antonyms

• misanthropist

Translations

See also

• altruist
• altruism (strong like of human race)
• misanthropy (hatred of human race)
• misanthropic
• misanthropist
• misandry (hatred of males)
• misogyny (hatred of females)
• philanthropy
• philanthropic (loving human race)
• philandry (love of males)
• philogyny (love of females)