Hegelianism

[ hey-gey-lee-uh-niz-uhm, hi-jee- ]

noun

the philosophy of Hegel and his followers, characterized by the use of the Hegelian dialectic.

Origin of Hegelianism

First recorded in 1855–60; Hegelian + -ism

Hegelianism had closed the eyes of human understanding; Positivism had mutilated and crippled its activities.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
When I began my career, Hegelianism was the foundation of every thing.
On the Significance of Science and Art | Count Lyof N. Tolstoi
The Hegelianism which he imbibed from Rosenkranz far a long time seriously crippled his mind in its exertions after truth.
The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, June 1865 | Various
He was a great opponent of university reform and of the Hegelianism which was then beginning to take root in Oxford.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5 | Various
The Hegelianism and the scepticism of the critical school are creeping into the works of some theologians.
The Heavenly Father | Ernest Naville

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