eclecticism

[ ih-klek-tuh-siz-uh m ]
/ ɪˈklɛk təˌsɪz əm /

noun

the use or advocacy of an eclectic method.
a tendency in architecture and the decorative arts to mix various historical styles with modern elements with the aim of combining the virtues of many styles or increasing allusive content.

Origin of eclecticism

First recorded in 1825–35; eclectic + -ism

Words nearby eclecticism

eckhart, eclabium, eclampsia, eclamptogenic, eclectic, eclecticism, eclipse, eclipse period, eclipse plumage, eclipsing binary, eclipsing variable

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British Dictionary definitions for eclecticism

eclecticism
/ (ɪˈklɛktɪˌsɪzəm, ɛˈklɛk-) /

noun

an eclectic system or method
the use or advocacy of such a system