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IDEALISTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
Example:
a grand purpose
Synonyms:
elevated; exalted; grand; high-flown; high-minded; idealistic; lofty; noble-minded; rarefied; rarified; sublime
Classified under:
Similar:
noble (having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character)
Derivation:
idealism (elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
Synonyms:
ideal; idealistic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
idealism ((philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality)
Derivation:
idealism ((philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality)
