An imaginary island, represented by Sir Thomas More, in a work called Utopia, as enjoying the greatest perfection in politics, laws, and the like. See Utopia, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Hence, any place or state of ideal perfection.
refers to an imaginary, ideal (or mythical), perfect state or place (especially in its laws, government, social and moral conditions), often with magical healing, restorative properties; see also its opposite - dystopia Example: Shangri-La in Lost Horizon (1937)
A perfect future society (though sometimes not so perfect when examined closely!) The most famous example is the book Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1516). For more, see the Faber Book of Utopias (1999) edited by John Carey. There is also eutopia - a place that's not perfect, but good enough, or better than the present.
A social environment in which one is free to work for change. And those involved would be seeking to improve circumstances for human living. Based on the idea that any conflict between what is best for the individual and what is best for society exists because of erroneous beliefs. In such circumstances relevant beliefs must be studied until it is determined what is the actual source of the conflict so it can be corrected.
Perfect political and social order.
a book by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects
an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
a literary form that features an idealistic imaginary society
an ideal or perfect community
an ideal or perfect state or society meant to show how perfect the world could be if managed differently
an ideal place and exists somewhere for everyone
an ideal society in which the social, political, and economic evils afflicting human kind have been wiped out
an imaginary society organized to create ideal conditions for human beings, eliminating hatred, pain, neglect, and all of the other evils of the world
an imaginery state or place in which everything exists in perfect harmony
a place of perfection, where social conditions, laws and government in particular are ideal
a place whose properties enable us to perfect our human nature
a political and social system in which relationships between individuals and the State are in perfect adjustment
a seemingly perfect world, with happiness, honesty, equality, and peace
a society where everything you do is controlled from conception to death, dissent is not allowed AT ALL, and personal choice is condemned
An ideal or perfect society, utopias are imagined communities where everyone lives in perfect peace and harmony. Projects as recent as the internet have been proposed as places where a utopia may be possible. Evocative of people's hopes and wishes, utopias are ultimately unrealizable. The negative corallary of utopia is dystopia.
A place in which social, legal, and political justice and perfect harmony exist.
An idealized, speculative nation or system of government.
(u TOPE i a) An ideal, but imaginary community in which laws, government, and social conditions operated for the benefit and well-being of all its inhabitants. The term was coined by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), from two Greek words which together mean "a good place." More made it the title of a book he wrote about an ideal community.
An ideally perfect place, especially in its social, form and functional aspects. An idealistic design scheme attempting to create a perfection.
Utopia (from Greek: οὠno, and τόπος, place, i.e. "no place" or "place that does not exist") in its most common and positive meaning, refers to an imaginary, ideal civilization, which may range from a city to a world, regarded to be attainable in the future by some. Human efforts to create a better, or perhaps perfect society are called utopianism. Ideas which could be/are considered able to radically better the world are often called utopian ideas.
De Optimo Reipublicae Statu deque Nova Insula Utopia (translated On the Best State of a Republic and on the New Island of Utopia) or more simply Utopia is a 1516 book by Sir (Saint) Thomas More.