Definition of idealism Idealism
/ajdiˈlɪzʌm/ - [aydeelizum] - i•de•al•ism
We found 10 definitions of idealism from 5 different sources.
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What does idealism mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: idealisms |
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| idealism - impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are | ||
| impracticality concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use | ||
| romanticism impractical romantic ideals and attitudes | ||
| idealism - (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality | ||
| philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy | ||
| philosophy any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it" | ||
| idealism - elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued | ||
| high-mindedness, noble-mindedness | ||
| magnanimousness, nobleness, grandeur, nobility the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct | ||
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Wiktionary 
- idealism (Noun)
The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life. - idealism (Noun)
An approach to philosophical enquiry which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- idealism (n.)
The quality or state of being ideal. - idealism (n.)
Conception of the ideal; imagery. - idealism (n.)
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.
Wikipedia 
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Idealism is the philosophy that believes the ultimate nature of reality is ideal, or based upon ideas, values, or essences. The external, or real world cannot be separated from consciousness, perception, mind, intellect and reason in the sense of science.
In some doctrines of idealistic thought "the ideal" relates to direct and immediate knowledge of subjective mental ideas, or images.
Part of speech
🔤- idealism, noun, singular of idealisms.
