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**masteryxisman** · 10-24-2012, 04:44 PM

Idealist is defined as:
1.
a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
2.
a visionary or impractical person. Synonyms: romantic, romanticist, dreamer, stargazer. Antonyms: realist, materialist.
3.
a person who represents things as they might or should be rather than as they are: My friend is an idealist, who somehow thinks that we always agree.
4.
a writer or artist who treats subjects imaginatively.
5.
a person who accepts the doctrines of philosophical idealism, as by representing things in an ideal form, or as they might or should be rather than as they are.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/idealist

It depends on which definition we are talking about. I would say that definitions 1 and 3 fit Him well. I do not think 2 and 5 fit Him at all. He had a firm understanding of reality and He was not unrealistic. A case could be made in favor of definition 4. His use of parables and word pictures shows Him to be imaginative. I wouldn't die on that hill.

10-24-2012, 04:44 PM	#5
masteryxisman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	Idealist is defined as: 1. a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic. 2. a visionary or impractical person. Synonyms: romantic, romanticist, dreamer, stargazer. Antonyms: realist, materialist. 3. a person who represents things as they might or should be rather than as they are: My friend is an idealist, who somehow thinks that we always agree. 4. a writer or artist who treats subjects imaginatively. 5. a person who accepts the doctrines of philosophical idealism, as by representing things in an ideal form, or as they might or should be rather than as they are. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/idealist It depends on which definition we are talking about. I would say that definitions 1 and 3 fit Him well. I do not think 2 and 5 fit Him at all. He had a firm understanding of reality and He was not unrealistic. A case could be made in favor of definition 4. His use of parables and word pictures shows Him to be imaginative. I wouldn't die on that hill.
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