idealism

UK /ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/ US /ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/
noun 3

Definitions

noun

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

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

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