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Impractical Idealist Crossword Clue

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noun

• the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical

• any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero)

31%11 Opposite of an idealist
noun

• someone with great regard for material possessions

• someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter

31%9Idealist philosophy emphasizing the realm of ideas
noun

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

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New York Times06 Apr 1994 Across 17
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