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One who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to romantic expectations.

Of or pertaining to idealists or their theories.

An idealist. Emerson.

rs actually existing facts and conditions, rather than fancies or theories; -- opposed to idealist. J. Grote.

r positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world. Cosmothetic idealists (Metaph.), those who assume, without attempting to prove, the reality of external objects as corresponding to, and being the ground of, the ideas of which only the mind has direct cognizance. The cosmothetic idealists .…

An idealist.

One who holds to the existence of matter, as distinguished from the idealist, who denies it. Berkeley.

The philosophy of a school of British and American idealists who follow Hegel in dialectical or logical method and in the general outcome of their doctrine. The founders and leaders of Neo- Hegelianism include: in England, T. H. Green (1836-1882); in Scotland, J. (1820-98) and E. (1835-1908) Caird; in the United States…

The form of Neo-Kantianism developed by French idealists, following C. Renouvier. It rejects the noumena of Kant, restricting knowledge to phenomena as constituted by a priori categories.

as the most important work during the year in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, idealistic literature, and service in the interest of peace. The prizes, averaging $40,000 each, were first awarded in 1901.

f Utopia; hence, one who believes in the perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an optimist. Hooker.