different between naturism vs pragmatism

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French naturisme. Equivalent to nature +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• enPR: n??ch?r-?z-?m, IPA^(key): /?ne?.t?????z.?m/

Noun

naturism (countable and uncountable, plural naturisms)

1. The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons.
2. The worship of the powers of nature.

Synonyms

• (going nude in social settings): nudism

Related terms

• nature
• naturist

Translations

See also

• naturalism

Further reading

• naturism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Sturmian, Turanism, martinus

Romanian

Etymology

From French naturisme

Noun

naturism n (uncountable)

1. naturism

Declension

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek stem of ?????? (prâgma, “act”) + -ism.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?æ?m?t?z?m/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p?a?m?t?z?m/

Noun

pragmatism (countable and uncountable, plural pragmatisms)

1. The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.
2. (politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
3. (philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.
   • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 378:

     Our conception of these practical consequences is for us the whole of our conception of the object [...] This is the principle of Peirce, the principle of pragmatism.

4. The habit of interfering in other people's affairs; meddlesomeness.

Antonyms

• idealism
• contemplation

Related terms

• pragmatic
• pragmatically
• pragmatist

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French pragmatisme

Noun

pragmatism n (uncountable)

1. pragmatism

Declension