reflectionist
- noun
- /rɪˈflɛkʃənɪst/
- Formal
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reflexionista
- Many reflectionists argue that understanding reality through art is essential for both creators and audiences.
Examples
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Even the antihumanist academic followers of Jameson and Althusser appear to respect Liu Zaifu's tenacity in successfully leading the attack on the old Leninist-Maoist reflectionist model.
Academic text (1998) -
That reflectionist literary doctrine had long obscured the role of the artist or writer as an active subjective filter of observable and imaginable phenomena, emphasizing instead his function as a mere passive reflector of it all.
Academic text (1998) -
As a true reflectionist, she believes that every piece of art should mirror the reality of human experience.
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The exhibitions organized by the reflectionist aimed to provoke thought about how art connects with the world around us.
Synonyms
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A person who thinks art and how we see things should match real life
Relating to art and ideas that show real people and places
Surface Forms
Morphology
reflectionist = reflection (transparent) = reflect + ion + ist
Agentive formation by adding '-ist' to the noun 'reflection' to denote a person who holds or practices a view about reflection; the morphological process and meaning are straightforward.
Etymology
The word reflectionist comes from reflection (from reflect, which can mean 'to bend back') and the ending -ist meaning 'a person who does something'. Think of a mirror that shows the world back exactly; a reflectionist argues that art or knowledge should mirror reality closely.