ECLECTICISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eclecticism mean? 

• ECLECTICISM (noun)
  The noun ECLECTICISM has 1 sense:

1. making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style

  Familiarity information: ECLECTICISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ECLECTICISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

eclectic method; eclecticism

Hypernyms ("eclecticism" is a kind of...):

deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)

Derivation:

eclectic (selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas)

eclecticist (someone who selects according to the eclectic method)