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abstractionism|æbˈstrækʃənɪz(ə)m|
[f. abstraction + -ism.]
1. The pursuit or cult of abstractions.
1909W. James Meaning of Truth xiv. 284 Abstractionism of the worst sort dogs Mr. Russell in his own trials to tell positively what the word ‘truth’ means. 1914F. H. Bradley Ess. Truth & Reality 143 Prof. James, in Pragmatism..insists..on taking the crime in its abstraction as absolutely real. And then he goes on (Hegel would have smiled) to denounce ‘abstractionism’.
2. spec. The cult or practice of abstract art.
1926Lit. Digest 30 Oct. 28/2 Expressionismus, expressionism..abstractionism, are being tried. 1937H. Read Art & Society ii. 49 Generally a high degree of naturalism excludes a co-existent abstractionism. 1952Lit. Guide Apr. 60/1 Ours is the age of atomic energy..of psycho-analysis and abstractionism in the arts. |