academicism Definition

academic
adj

1. To do with learning, study, education or teaching.

Thesaurus: scholastic, scholarly, erudite, learned.
2. To do with a university, college or academy.
3. Theoretical rather than practical.

Thesaurus: speculative, theoretical, impractical.
4. Of no practical importance, eg because impossible or unreal.

Example: What we would do with a car is quite academic, since we can't afford one
5. Said of a person: fond of or having an aptitude for intellectual pursuits.
6. Said of a person: too interested in intellectual pursuits at the expense of practicalities.

noun

1. A member of the teaching or research staff at a university or college.

Derivative: academically
adverb

Derivative: academicism
noun