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pragmatism /pragˈmə-ti-zm/ noun- Pragmatic quality, realism, matter-of-factness
- Concern for the practicable rather than for theories and ideals
- A humanistic philosophy, or philosophic method, that makes practical consequences the test of truth (philosophy)
- A treatment of history in terms of cause and effect and practical lessons (old)
ORIGIN: Gr prāgma, -matos deed, from prāssein to do pragˈmatist noun - A pragmatic person
- Someone who advocates the practicable rather than the ideal course
- A believer in philosophical or historical pragmatism
pragmatizaˈtion or pragmatisaˈtion noun pragˈmatize or pragˈmatise transitive verb - To interpret or represent as real
- To rationalize (a myth)
pragˈmatizer or pragˈmatiser noun |