utopianism

American  

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

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

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

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Other Word Forms

• utopianist
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of utopianism

First recorded in 1655–65; utopian + -ism

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Example Sentences

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utopianism

So utopianism has been there since the beginning.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023

Although religious belief is rapidly waning in the West, utopianism is not.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 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

It antedated Brisbane's revival of Fourierism, was encouraged by Owenism, survived both, and formed a living link between the utopianism of the early nineteenth century and the utilitarian socialism of the twentieth.

From Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making by Samuel Peter Orth

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