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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIdealismus
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Idealismus
"Ihr Idealismus inspirierte das gesamte Team."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially unrealistically.
"His youthful idealism faded after years of working in politics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French 'idéalisme', ultimately from Greek 'idea' (form, pattern, view) combined with the suffix '-ism'. It entered philosophical discourse in the 18th century, initially denoting the metaphysical doctrine that reality is fundamentally mental or constructed by the mind, later expanding in common parlance to signify the pursuit of high or noble principles and perfection.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Idealism" is said worldwide
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idéalisme
Transliteration: idealisme
"Son idéalisme l'a poussé à changer le monde."
Idealismus
Transliteration: Idealismus
"Ihr Idealismus inspirierte das gesamte Team."
idealismo
Transliteration: idealismo
"Il suo idealismo è ammirevole ma poco pratico."
idealismo
Transliteration: idealismo
"El joven político mantuvo su idealismo intacto."
idealismo
Transliteration: idealismo
"O idealismo dele é evidente em seus projetos sociais."
आदर्शवाद
Transliteration: adarshvaad
"उसके आदर्शवाद ने उसे एक अलग पहचान दी।"
理想主义
Transliteration: lǐxiǎng zhǔyì
"青年人总是充满理想主义。"
이상주의
Transliteration: isangjuui
"그의 이상주의는 현실과 종종 충돌한다."
理想主義
Transliteration: risō shugi
"彼の理想主義は多くの若者に影響を与えた。"
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