Idealization
noun
The act of imagining someone or something as perfect.
His idealization of his father prevents him from seeing his true flaws.
Often appears as...
- idealization of relationships
- idealization of childhood
noun
The process of making an idea more refined or perfect conceptually.
Hegel's philosophy is based on the idealization of the absolute spirit.
Often appears as...
- idealization of concept
- idealization of principles
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The act of imagining someone or something as perfect.
His idealization of his father prevents him from seeing his true flaws.
Often appears as...
- idealization of relationships
- idealization of childhood
noun
The process of making an idea more refined or perfect conceptually.
Hegel's philosophy is based on the idealization of the absolute spirit.
Often appears as...
- idealization of concept
- idealization of principles
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Unreal Perfection
Idealization often implies an unrealistically perfect vision, ignoring real flaws or complexities.
She held an idealization of marriage that didn't account for everyday challenges.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Bias
People's feelings can lead them to idealize others, especially in love or admiration.
Fans' idealization of celebrities can make them overlook their mistakes.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Phenomena
Often used to describe society's tendency to glorify certain time periods or lifestyles.
The idealization of the 1950s ignores the era's societal problems.
Pro Tip 1/3Unreal Perfection
Idealization often implies an unrealistically perfect vision, ignoring real flaws or complexities.
She held an idealization of marriage that didn't account for everyday challenges.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Bias
People's feelings can lead them to idealize others, especially in love or admiration.
Fans' idealization of celebrities can make them overlook their mistakes.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Phenomena
Often used to describe society's tendency to glorify certain time periods or lifestyles.
The idealization of the 1950s ignores the era's societal problems.
Pro Tip 1/3Unreal Perfection
Idealization often implies an unrealistically perfect vision, ignoring real flaws or complexities.
She held an idealization of marriage that didn't account for everyday challenges.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Bias
People's feelings can lead them to idealize others, especially in love or admiration.
Fans' idealization of celebrities can make them overlook their mistakes.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Phenomena
Often used to describe society's tendency to glorify certain time periods or lifestyles.
The idealization of the 1950s ignores the era's societal problems.
Compare with
adorationapotheosisdeificationexaltationglorificationidealizereverencevenerate
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Video examples
Liz Coleman's call to...
the academy is more likely to engender a learned helplessness than to create a sense of empowerment. This brew -- oversimplification of civic engagement, idealization of the expert, fragmentation of knowledge,
Video examples
Liz Coleman's call to...
the academy is more likely to engender a learned helplessness than to create a sense of empowerment. This brew -- oversimplification of civic engagement, idealization of the expert, fragmentation of knowledge,
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Dennis Prager
American Journalist
In the biblical worldview, the purpose of all creation is to benefit man. This anthropocentric view of nature, and indeed of the whole universe, is completely at odds with the current secular idealization of nature. This secular view posits that nature has its own intrinsic meaning and purpose, independent of man.
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Dustin Moskovitz
American Businessman
There are a lot of people building small ideas now. There's an idealization of being an entrepreneur, but the most important thing is to have a really great idea.
Quote examples
Dustin Moskovitz
American Businessman
There's an idealization of being an entrepreneur, but the most important thing is to have a really great idea.
Quote examples
Dennis Prager
American Journalist
In the biblical worldview, the purpose of all creation is to benefit man. This anthropocentric view of nature, and indeed of the whole universe, is completely at odds with the current secular idealization of nature. This secular view posits that nature has its own intrinsic meaning and purpose, independent of man.
Quote examples
Dustin Moskovitz
American Businessman
There are a lot of people building small ideas now. There's an idealization of being an entrepreneur, but the most important thing is to have a really great idea.
Quote examples
Dustin Moskovitz
American Businessman
There's an idealization of being an entrepreneur, but the most important thing is to have a really great idea.
Example 1 of 3
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