Definitions for idealistic
aɪˌdi əˈlɪs tɪk, ˌaɪ di ə-ide·al·is·tic

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1. ideal, idealisticadjective

   of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

2. exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-mindedadjective

   of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

   "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"

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1. idealisticadjective

   Of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism.

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1. idealistic

   In philosophy, the term idealism identifies and describes metaphysical perspectives which assert that reality is indistinguishable and inseparable from perception and understanding; that reality is a mental construct closely connected to ideas. Idealist perspectives are in two categories: subjective idealism, which proposes that a material object exists only to the extent that a human being perceives the object; and objective idealism, which proposes the existence of an objective consciousness that exists prior to and independently of human consciousness, thus the existence of the object is independent of human perception. The philosopher George Berkeley said that the essence of an object is to be perceived. By contrast, Immanuel Kant said that idealism "does not concern the existence of things", but that "our modes of representation" of things such as space and time are not "determinations that belong to things in themselves", but are essential features of the human mind. In the philosophy of "transcendental idealism" Kant proposes that the objects of experience relied upon their existence in the human mind that perceives the objects, and that the nature of the thing-in-itself is external to human experience, and cannot be conceived without the application of categories, which give structure to the human experience of reality. Epistemologically, idealism is accompanied by philosophical skepticism about the possibility of knowing the existence of any thing that is independent of the human mind. Ontologically, idealism asserts that the existence of things depends upon the human mind; thus, ontological idealism rejects the perspectives of physicalism and dualism, because neither perspective gives ontological priority to the human mind. In contrast to materialism, idealism asserts the primacy of consciousness as the origin and prerequisite of phenomena. Idealism holds that consciousness (the mind) is the origin of the material world.Indian and Greek philosophers proposed the earliest arguments that the world of experience is grounded in the mind's perception of the physical world. Hindu idealism and Greek neoplatonism gave panentheistic arguments for the existence of an all-pervading consciousness as the true nature, as the true grounding of reality. In contrast, the Yogācāra school, which arose within Mahayana Buddhism in India in the 4th century AD, based its "mind-only" idealism to a greater extent on phenomenological analyses of personal experience. This turn toward the subjective anticipated empiricists such as George Berkeley, who revived idealism in 18th-century Europe by employing skeptical arguments against materialism. Beginning with Kant, German idealists such as Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, and Arthur Schopenhauer dominated 19th-century philosophy. This tradition, which emphasized the mental or "ideal" character of all phenomena, gave birth to idealistic and subjectivist schools ranging from British idealism to phenomenalism to existentialism.

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1. Idealisticadjective

   of or pertaining to idealists or their theories

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1. italicised

2. disilicate

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of idealistic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of idealistic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of idealistic in a Sentence

1. Vladimir Pozner:

   Well, I've always had that hope precisely because of my background, maybe in that sense, I'm very romantic or idealistic, but I would answer that question with a yes, although I don't have much to stand on when I say that.

2. David Pilgrim:

   Funneling anger is risky business. Anger is a powerful fuel, and one could argue that much social change has resulted in no small part because of angry voices. In my half century of living, however, I have seen too many activists become frustrated and worn out—made callous by failed attempts to make change, with their idealistic passion devolving into seething anger, or worse, thick hatred.

3. Heather Crawford:

   Tom is a visionary who genuinely dreams about a waste-free world, he has these idealistic goals that he drives the whole team towards, and he asks people to do the impossible.

4. Ajay Roy:

   Avijit was very idealistic, his understanding was that he wouldn't be killed, that if anyone ever tried to attack him or hated him, that they could just kind of have a chat and he would convince them ... that they could at least have a dialogue.

5. Satish Misra:

   We are witnessing liberal India, particularly young people who are usually more idealistic, fighting back.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=idealistic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Idealistic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idealistic
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idealistic