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   i·de·al·ism

   /ˌīˈdē(ə)ˌliz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. the practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially unrealistically: "the idealism of youth"
   • ▪ (in art or literature) the representation of things in ideal or idealized form.
   • 2. 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.

   Word Origin mid 18th century (in idealism (sense 2)): from ideal + -ism, after French idéalisme or German Idealismus.

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