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academicism
noun ac·a·dem·i·cism \ˌa-kə-ˈde-mə-ˌsi-zəm\
Definition of ACADEMICISM
1
: the doctrines of Plato's Academy; specifically : the skeptical doctrines of the later Academy holding that nothing can be known — compare pyrrhonism
2
: a formal academic quality (as in art or music)
3
: purely speculative thoughts and attitudes
Variants of ACADEMICISM
ac·a·dem·i·cism also acad·e·mism \ə-ˈka-də-ˌmi-zəm\
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First Known Use of ACADEMICISM
1610
Rhymes with ACADEMICISM
abolitionism, agrarianism, anthropomorphism, anti-Semitism, bicameralism, colloquialism, colonialism, constitutionalism, cosmopolitism, ecumenicism, exceptionalism, exhibitionism, existentialism, fundamentalism, Hegelianism, hermaphroditism, hyperrealism, imperialism, industrialism, instrumentalism, interventionism, irrationalism, isolationism, Malthusianism, Manichaeanism, materialism, millennialism, Monophysitism, multilingualism, neoclassicism, Neoplatonism, neorealism, Nestorianism, Occidentalism, orientalism, parochialism, Pelagianism, phenomenalism, photojournalism, pictorialism, Postimpressionism, professionalism, pseudoclassicism, reconstructionism, republicanism, Rosicrucianism, sacerdotalism, self-determinism, sadomasochism, sectarianism, sensationalism, sentimentalism, spiritualism, Tractarianism, traditionalism, transcendentalism, ultramontanism, universalism, utopianism, vocationalism
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