idealism

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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. (philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.

Synonyms

• (philosophy): philosophical idealism

Antonyms

• (philosophy): materialism

Derived terms

• epistemological idealism
• metaphysical idealism

Related terms

• idealist
• idealistic
• idealistically

Translations

property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable

French: idéalisme (fr) m. Irish: idéalachas (ga) m. Romanian: idealism (ro) n.

Russian: идеализм (ru) m. Turkish: ülkücülük (tr), idealizm (tr) Ukrainian: ідеалізм (uk) m.

an approach to philosophical enquiry

Armenian: իդեալիզմ (hy) (idealizm) Bulgarian: идеализъм (bg) m. Croatian: idealizam (hr) m. Czech: idealismus (cs) m. Esperanto: ideismo (eo) French: idéalisme (fr) m. German: Idealismus (de) m.

Irish: idéalachas (ga) m. Italian: idealismo (it) m. Portuguese: idealismo (pt) m. Romanian: idealism (ro) n. Russian: идеализм (ru) m. Turkish: idealizm (tr) Ukrainian: ідеалізм (uk) m.

See also

• realism
• pragmatism
• materialism
• physicalism

References

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

Anagrams

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