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Utopia definition: an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.. See examples of UTOPIA used in a sentence.
UTOPIA definition: 1. a perfect society in which people work well with each other and are happy: 2. a perfect society…. Learn more.
utopia: [noun] a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions.
utopia, An ideal society whose inhabitants exist under seemingly perfect conditions. The word was coined by Sir Thomas More in his work Utopia (1516), which described a pagan and communist city-state whose institutions and policies were governed entirely by reason. Literary utopias are far older than their name.
Dec 5, 2002 · Plato on utopia. First published Thu Dec 5, 2002; substantive revision Wed Dec 2, 2020. The Laws is one of Plato’s last dialogues. In it, he sketches the basic political structure and laws of an ideal city named Magnesia. Despite the fact that the Laws treats a number of basic issues in political and ethical philosophy as well as theology, it ...
Definition of utopia noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Utopia is a term denoting a visionary or ideally perfect state of society, whose members live the best possible life. The term “Utopia” was coined by Thomas More from the Greek words ou (no or not), and topos (place), as the name for the ideal state in his book, De optimo reipublicae statu deque nova insula Utopia (Louvain, 1516).
