Hegelian UK /heɪˈɡeɪlɪən/US /həˈɡeɪli.ən/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Of or pertaining to the philosophical system of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831).The critique of Hegelian blemishes in Marx's thought would not in itself have been a grave threat to party ideology, but the brunt of Bernstein's attack lay elsewhere. — 1978 noun1 •A follower of Hegel's philosophy. formsHegelians · more Hegelian · most Hegelian