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Meaning of academicism

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

academicism

Pronunciation:/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/

noun

Definitions

  1. (sometimes capitalized) 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.

  2. Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.

  3. Speculative thoughts and attitudes.

  4. A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.