'Eclecticism' definitions:

Definition of 'eclecticism'

noun

Making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style [syn: eclecticism, eclectic method]

From: GCIDE

Eclecticism \Ec*lec"ti*cism\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]clecticisme. Cf. Electicism.] Theory or practice of an eclectic. [1913 Webster]