academicism

Meaning

1. (capitalized, countable, sometimes, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
3. (countable, uncountable) Speculative thoughts and attitudes.
4. (countable, uncountable) A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.

Synonyms

academia

academism

scholasticism

Translations

academicisme

académisme

academicismo

Akademismus

scolastique

accademismo

manierismo

scolasticismo

academismo

academicismo

σχολαστικισμός

escolasticisme

τυπολατρία

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/

Etymology

From academic + -ism.