Ideal Synonyms & Definitions

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• IdealDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc.
2. (a.) Imaginary.
3. (a.) Teaching the doctrine of idealism; as, the ideal theory or philosophy.
4. (a.) Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model; faultless; as, ideal beauty.
5. (a.) Existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary; unreal.
6. (a.) Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental; as, ideal knowledge.

• IdealismDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) Conception of the ideal; imagery.
2. (n.) The quality or state of being ideal.
3. (n.) The system or theory that denies the existence of material bodies, and teaches that we have no rational grounds to believe in the reality of anything but ideas and their relations.
4. (n.) The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature according to ideal standards or patterns; -- opposed to realism.