eclecticism
the use or advocacy of an eclectic method.
a tendency in architecture and the decorative arts to mix various historical styles with modern elements with the aim of combining the virtues of many styles or increasing allusive content.
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How to use eclecticism in a sentence
Their eclecticism is more far-reaching and complicated than ’90s or 2000s young people, even more omnivorous, so it’s harder for corporate executives to market a one-size-fits-all youth culture to, or for so-called cool hunters to narc on them.
Our reviewer Michael Caines asks if the eclecticism adds up to an adventure.
Many hundred years previously Galen had originated a method, which deserves, perhaps, the title of pure eclecticism.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkThe attempt was made, in sculpture and in painting, to combine results already won, generally in a shallow eclecticism.
History of Ancient Art | Franz von ReberMeanwhile Miriam Finch with her subtle eclecticism continued her education of Eugene.
The "Genius" | Theodore Dreiser
But with the Christian philosophers it was not merely the negative influence of scepticism which drove them to eclecticism.
The Basis of Early Christian Theism | Lawrence Thomas ColeThey have failed, like all the juste-milieux of the world, and are laughed at for their eclecticism.
What is Property? | P. J. Proudhon
British Dictionary definitions for eclecticism
/ (ɪˈklɛktɪˌsɪzəm, ɛˈklɛk-) /
an eclectic system or method
the use or advocacy of such a system
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