Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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idealism | Yes | No | No | No |
philosophy | Yes | No | No | No |
idealism (noun) | philosophy (noun) |
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impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality | any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation |