"Abstractionist" is a word in ENGLISH
An idealist.
[Tolstoy] does not necessarily get rid of [his angry] temperament by undergoing religious conversion, and indeed it is obvious that the illusion of having been reborn may allow one's native vices to flourish more freely than ever, though perhaps in subtler forms.
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A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces his altitude and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"The man below says: "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field.""You must work in Technical Support," says the balloonist."I do," replies the man. "How did you know?""Well" says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but completely useless."The man below says: "You must be in management.""I am," replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?""Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're still in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault."
One who deals with or considers actually existing facts and conditions, rather than fancies or theories; -- opposed to idealist.
Read the complete definitionOne who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to romantic expectations.
Read the complete definitionOne who holds the doctrine of idealism.
Read the complete definitionOf or pertaining to idealists or their theories.
Read the complete definitionAn idealist.
Read the complete definitionOne who holds to the existence of matter, as distinguished from the idealist, who denies it.
Read the complete definitionAn inhabitant of Utopia; hence, one who believes in the perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an optimist.
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