ultraism
Philosophy of extremes
Ultraism refers to extreme or radical positions, especially in politics or religion—the tendency to push beyond moderate views to the furthest edge of a belief system.
The term can describe any movement characterized by uncompromising adherence to extreme principles.
In literary history, ultraism (ultraísmo) was a Spanish and Latin American avant-garde poetry movement of the early 1920s that rejected ornamentation in favor of pure metaphor.
Root-indicating symbol
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
- dogmaticAsserting opinions as facts
absolutist · maximalist · immoderate · hardline · zealotry · fundamentalism · purist · doctrinaire
radical
Root-indicating symbol
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
dogmatic · absolutist · maximalist · immoderate · hardline · zealotry · fundamentalism · purist · doctrinaire · militant
ultraismmoderation
Avoidance of excess
centrism · middle-of-the-road · political center · middle ground · bipartisanship
ultraismmoderation
Avoidance of excess
temperance · restraint · balance · reasonableness · sobriety
ultra, altruism, altruistic, ultramodern, altruist, ultramarine, ultralight, ultraconservative, ultrarich