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abstractionist

adj
/æbˈstɹæk.ʃən.əst/US

Etymology

From abstraction + -ist.

  1. derived from abstrahō — “draw away”
  2. derived from abstrāctiō — “separation”
  3. derived from abstraction
  4. inherited from abstraccyone
  5. suffixed as abstractionist — “abstraction + ist”

Definitions

  1. Related or tending to abstractionism, particularly art.

  2. An idealist.

    • She punishes abstractionists, and will only forgive an induction which is rare and casual.
    • In this all-important respect I do not hesitate to say we theorists and abstractionists of the North, throughout that long anti-slavery discussion which ended with the 1861 dash of arms, were thoroughly wrong.

  3. Someone who supports or creates abstract art.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA