idealisticallyadv.
/ʌɪˌdɪəˈlɪstᵻkli/, /ʌɪˌdiːəˈlɪstᵻkli/, /ˌʌɪdɪ(ə)ˈlɪstᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌaɪˌdi(ə)ˈlɪstək(ə)li/ In an idealistic manner; with regard to ideals or idealism.
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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > [adverb]
idealistically1854
ideationally1855
utopianly1856
1854 A. Mahan Syst. Intellect. Philos. xviii. 385 This system, together with that of Absolute Identity, does idealistically what Polytheism does materially.
1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 56 Independence, idealistically considered, is elysian.
1925 H. A. Smith Main Currents Mod. French Drama vi. 109 Eugène Scribe..was educated in law but was early attracted to the stage by a call that was intelligent and determined, even if not idealistically inspired.
1952 ‘E. Ferrars’ Alibi for Witch i. 7 Most of her own childhood had been fatherless, which had left her with an idealistically clear-cut conception of what the love of a father ought to be.
2005 C. Mann 1491 iii. viii. 260 Although his reign may have begun idealistically, Cahokia quickly became an autocracy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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