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idealism

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/aɪˈdɪəlɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/aɪˈdiəˌlɪzəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ī dē′ə liz′əm)

idealism
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Sense: Devotion to high principles

Synonyms:

high-mindedness, utopianism

Sense: The conception of the universe as idea

Synonyms:

Platonism, immaterialism

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