practicalism

[ prak-ti-kuh-liz-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

First recorded in 1835–45; practical + -ism

He had besides, the stolidity of the German, and their cool calculating practicalism.

A sordid practicalism has made itself felt, due to a feverish desire to play an important rôle in the detail of current politics.

Political practicalism is a social soul of which the state should be the embodiment.

We must have the church and state in order that we may have their souls, idealism and practicalism.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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