Meaning of IDEALISTIC

Pronunciation:			I`deeu'listik
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[adj]  of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [adj]  represented in the abstract rather than as they really are [adj]  of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
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	Synonyms:		exalted, high-flown, high-minded, ideal, ideal, lofty, noble, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, utopian
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\I*de`al*is"tic\, a. Of or pertaining to idealists or their theories.
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