/ Dictionary / Index A academism: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: a•cad•e•mism Pronunciation: (u-kad'u-miz"um), [key] — n. academicism. the philosophy of the school founded by Plato. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: academism (Thesaurus) Académie Goncourt academize Related Content Daily Word Quiz: loathe Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language