idealization

Example Sentences

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This is a young man’s idealization of a dying old man glorifying his final breaths.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023

However, linguists often point out that the concept of a standard accent is better understood as an idealization rather than a reality.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2023

“There was an idealization and simplification of the problem that started in the economics literature,” Dr. Kopp said.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022

That shared soil—this idealization of an imaginary past with greater freedom—creates a way for members and even some entire units to move across this spectrum.

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2022

Corollary 2.—Since ideas derive their elements from experience, the idea of perfect Good, or God, can only be an idealization of humanity.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.