theoreticalism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
theoretical + -ism
Noun[edit]
theoreticalism (uncountable)
- An approach based on theory, paying little or no attention to real-world concerns.
- 1973, Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, page 169:
- In some cases it even leads to a certain insensitivity, for instance when the professional approaches problems with the detached theoreticalism acquired in school rather than with concerned pragmatism.