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1. (n.) idealism
the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, or goals.
2. idealism
the practice of idealizing.
3. idealism
something idealized; an ideal representation.
4. idealism
treatment of subject matter, as in art, in which a mental conception of beauty or form is stressed.
5. idealism
any philosophical system or theory that maintains that the real is of the nature of thought or that the object of external perception consists of ideas.
Etymology: (1790–1800)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) idealism
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality
2. (noun) idealism
impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are
3. (noun) high-mindedness, idealism, noble-mindedness
elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued
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1. (noun) idealism
≠ realism
the idealism of youth
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| Definition of 'idealism' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) idealism
the quality or state of being ideal
2. (noun) idealism
conception of the ideal; imagery
3. (noun) idealism
the system or theory that denies the existence of material bodies, and teaches that we have no rational grounds to believe in the reality of anything but ideas and their relations
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. idealism
that view of the universe which, in opposition to Materialism (q. v.), refers everything to and derives everything from a spiritual root; is Subjective if traced no further back than the ego, and Objective if traced back to the non-ego likewise, its counterpart, or other, in the objective world. Idealism in art is art more or less at work in the region of the ideal in comparative disregard of the actual.
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Sense: a person having (too) high ideals of behaviour etc.
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 Hindi: आदर्शवाद |
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 Ukrainian: ідеалізм |
 Urdu: مثالیت |
 Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa duy tâm |
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