utopianism
See also: Utopianism
English
Alternative forms
- Utopianism
Etymology
utopian + -ism
Noun
utopianism (countable and uncountable, plural utopianisms)
- The belief in a system for an ideal society, usually regarded as unrealistic.
- 2007 March 11, Pete Hamill, “Raging Thirst”, in New York Times:
- In this solid account of the calamitous effect of dry utopianism on New York City, Lerner explains how the Prohibition amendment was passed and why its execution failed.
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Derived terms
- cyberutopianism
Translations
the belief in a system for an ideal society
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Further reading
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- utopianism, Utopianism at Google Ngram Viewer