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Perfectionism vs Idealism - What's the difference?

perfectionism | idealism |

As nouns the difference between perfectionism and idealism

is that perfectionism is a dislike for anything less than perfection while idealism is the property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.

perfectionism

English

(wikipedia perfectionism)

Noun

(-)
  • A dislike for anything less than perfection
  • A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for

    • Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ism

    idealism

    English

    (wikipedia idealism)

    Noun

  • The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
  • (philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.

    • Synonyms

    * (philosophy) philosophical idealism

    Antonyms

    * (philosophy) materialism

    Derived terms

    * epistemological idealism * metaphysical idealism

    Related terms

    * idealist * idealistic * idealistically

    See also

    * realism * pragmatism * materialism * physicalism

    References

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    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ism