# eclecticism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #64,345

## Definitions
1. The quality of being eclectic.
2. The quality of being eclectic.
3. The quality of being eclectic.
4. The selection of diverse witnesses to a text.

## Etymology
From eclectic + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eclecticism