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idealistically

English

Etymology

idealistic +? -ally

Adverb

idealistically (comparative more idealistically, superlative most idealistically)

  1. In an idealistic manner.

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idealism

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

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Romanian

Etymology

From French idéalisme

Noun

idealism n (uncountable)

  1. idealism

Declension

Related terms

  • ideal
  • idealist

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