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Webster 1913 Edition
Eclectic
Ec-lec′tic
,Adj.
1.
Selecting; choosing (what is true or excellent in doctrines, opinions, etc.) from various sources or systems;
as, an
. eclectic
philosopher2.
Consisting, or made up, of what is chosen or selected;
as, an
eclectic
method; an eclectic
magazine.Eclectic physician
, one of a class of practitioners of medicine, who select their modes of practice and medicines from all schools; formerly, sometimes the same as botanic physician. [U.S.]
– Eclectic school
. (Paint.)
See
Bolognese school
, under Bolognese
.Ec-lec′tic
,Noun.
One who follows an eclectic method.
Webster 1828 Edition
Eclectic
ECLEC'TIC
,Adj.
ECLEC'TIC
,Noun.
1.
A christian who adhered to the doctrines of the Eclectics. Also, one of a sect of physicians.Definition 2024
eclectic
eclectic
English
Alternative forms
- eclectick (obsolete)
Adjective
eclectic (comparative more eclectic, superlative most eclectic)
- Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
- 1893, John Robson, Hinduism and its Relations to Christianity, page 211, 214
- Chunder Sen and the Progressive Brahmists broke entirely with Hinduism...and he selected from the scriptures of all creeds what seemed best in them for instruction and for worship. […] It is an eclectic religion: it seeks to select what is good from all religions, and it has become the latest evidence that no eclectic religion can ever influence large numbers of men.
- 1893, John Robson, Hinduism and its Relations to Christianity, page 211, 214
- Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.
- 1983, Peter J. Wilson, Man, the Promising Primate: The Conditions of Human Evolution, page 140
- All members of the Hominoidea, apes and man, show an eclectic taste in food but select, from a wide range of possibilities, only a few to provide the bulk of their diet.
- 2006, W. Frederick Zimmerman, Should Barack Obama Be President?, page 153
- Colvin said Obama has an eclectic taste in music, listening to everything from Indonesian flute music to OutKast to Motown.
- 1983, Peter J. Wilson, Man, the Promising Primate: The Conditions of Human Evolution, page 140
Derived terms
Synonyms
- (unrelated and unspecialized): heterogeneous
Antonyms
- (selecting a mixture of doctrines): exclusive, homogeneous, orthodox, standard, uniform
Translations
selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
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See also
Noun
eclectic (plural eclectics)
- Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.
Translations
one who selects by the eclectic method