Definition of "idealistic" []

• Of, relating to, or having the nature of an idealist or idealism. (adjective)

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• "I use the term idealistic in a relative way only, for in God's universe the degrees of material progress of His children are infinite in number."
• "In the economic field we made mistakes, which we call idealistic mistakes."
• "Stogsdill explained that megalocracy is extremely unstable and can only exist in idealistic conditions for a few minutes before collapsing into anarchy."