eclecticism

[ ih-klek-tuh-siz-uhm ]

/ ɪˈklɛk təˌsɪz əm /

noun

the use or advocacy of an eclectic method.

a tendency in architecture and the decorative arts to mix various historical styles with modern elements with the aim of combining the virtues of many styles or increasing allusive content.

Origin of eclecticism

First recorded in 1825–35; eclectic + -ism

Words nearby eclecticism

éclaircissement, eclampsia, eclamptogenic, éclat, eclectic, eclecticism, eclipse, eclipse period, eclipse plumage, eclipsing binary, eclipsing variable

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Example sentences from the Web for eclecticism

Our reviewer Michael Caines asks if the eclecticism adds up to an adventure.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|October 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Eclecticism thus means the application of the psychological method to the history of philosophy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6|Various
They form merely a literary branch of the positivist school engrafted upon the eclecticism of M. Cousin.
The Heavenly Father|Ernest Naville
Yet it is remarkable that China, at the close of the 19th century, should have again furnished models to Japanese eclecticism.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various

It finally led the Academy back to Dogmatism, and prepared the way for the Eclecticism with which it disappeared from history.
Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism|Mary Mills Patrick
What is a man but a finer and compacter landscape than the horizon figures,—nature's eclecticism?
Essays, First Series|Ralph Waldo Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for eclecticism

eclecticism

/ (ɪˈklɛktɪˌsɪzəm, ɛˈklɛk-) /

noun

an eclectic system or method

the use or advocacy of such a system

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单词	eclecticism
释义	eclecticism [ ih-klek-tuh-siz-uhm ] / ɪˈklɛk təˌsɪz əm / noun the use or advocacy of an eclectic method. a tendency in architecture and the decorative arts to mix various historical styles with modern elements with the aim of combining the virtues of many styles or increasing allusive content. Origin of eclecticism First recorded in 1825–35; eclectic + -ism Words nearby eclecticism éclaircissement, eclampsia, eclamptogenic, éclat, eclectic, eclecticism, eclipse, eclipse period, eclipse plumage, eclipsing binary, eclipsing variable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eclecticism Our reviewer Michael Caines asks if the eclecticism adds up to an adventure. The Best of Brit Lit\|Peter Stothard\|October 27, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Eclecticism thus means the application of the psychological method to the history of philosophy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6\|Various They form merely a literary branch of the positivist school engrafted upon the eclecticism of M. Cousin. The Heavenly Father\|Ernest Naville Yet it is remarkable that China, at the close of the 19th century, should have again furnished models to Japanese eclecticism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2\|Various It finally led the Academy back to Dogmatism, and prepared the way for the Eclecticism with which it disappeared from history. Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism\|Mary Mills Patrick What is a man but a finer and compacter landscape than the horizon figures,—nature's eclecticism? Essays, First Series\|Ralph Waldo Emerson British Dictionary definitions for eclecticism eclecticism / (ɪˈklɛktɪˌsɪzəm, ɛˈklɛk-) / noun an eclectic system or method the use or advocacy of such a system Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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