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Noun

1. 1
   The system of logic and philosophy set forth by G. W. F. Hegel, which can be summed up by the dictum that "the rational alone is real", i.e. all reality is capable of being expressed in rational categories. countable, uncountable

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animismatomismformidealismphilosophyspiritualism

Example

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"Hegelianism is a philosophy that has influenced many writers of the twentieth century."

Etymology

From Hegelian + -ism.

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