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utopianism

American

[yoo-toh-pee-uh-niz-uhm] / juˈtoʊ pi əˌnɪz əm /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

the views or habit of mind of a utopian; impracticable schemes of political or social reform.

Other Word Forms

utopianist

noun

Etymology

Origin of utopianism

First recorded in 1655–65; utopian + -ism

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utopianism

"The leading figures in the psychedelic renaissance have all fallen prey to a very simplistic utopianism."

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024

So utopianism has been there since the beginning.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023

Neither spiritual nor social utopianism fared well in the 20th century.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023

The same utopianism attached itself to the Internet, which was seen overwhelmingly as a force for global good.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2022

This rare imaginative type well deserved a few remarks, because of its mixture of apparent exactness and a natural, unconscious utopianism and extravagance.

From Essay on the Creative Imagination by Albert Heyem Nachmen Baron

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