practicalism

[ prak-ti-kuh-liz-uh m ]
/ ˈpræk tɪ kəˌlɪz əm /

noun

devotion to practical matters.

Origin of practicalism

First recorded in 1835–45; practical + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM practicalism

prac·ti·cal·ist, noun

Words nearby practicalism

practical effect, practical imperative, practical joke, practical nurse, practical reason, practicalism, practically, practice, practice makes perfect, practice what you preach, practice-teach