academicism
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Akademismus
The doctrines of Plato's academyThe doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.
/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/
Meaning
4 senses(capitalized, countable, sometimes, uncountable)The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.
(countable, uncountable)Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
Akademismus
(countable, uncountable)Speculative thoughts and attitudes.
Purely speculative thoughts and attitudes.
(countable, uncountable)A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.
Translations
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By meaning 1
art: traditional or orthodox formalism.:
Forms
plural: academicismsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- orthodoxy of a scholastic variety:scholasticismacademism
- a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art.:academic artacademism
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedacademicist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable