IDEALISM


Meaning of IDEALISM in English

n.1 the practice of forming or following after ideals, esp. unrealistically (cf. REALISM).

2 the representation of things in ideal or idealized form.

3 imaginative treatment.

4 Philos. any of various systems of thought in which the objects of knowledge are held to be in some way dependent on the activity of mind (cf. REALISM).

Derivatives:

idealist n. idealistic adj. idealistically adv.

Etymology: F id{eacute}alisme or G Idealismus (as IDEAL)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.