practicalism

[ prak-ti-kuh-liz-uhm ]

noun
  1. devotion to practical matters.

Origin of practicalism

1
First recorded in 1835–45; practical + -ism

Other words from practicalism

  • prac·ti·cal·ist, noun

Words Nearby practicalism

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How to use practicalism in a sentence

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

    Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals | William H. Armstrong
  • A sordid practicalism has made itself felt, due to a feverish desire to play an important rôle in the detail of current politics.

    German Culture Past and Present | Ernest Belfort Bax
  • Political practicalism is a social soul of which the state should be the embodiment.

    Communism and Christianism | William Montgomery Brown
  • We must have the church and state in order that we may have their souls, idealism and practicalism.

    Communism and Christianism | William Montgomery Brown