Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Eclectic \Ec*lec"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to pick out, choose out:
   cf. F. ['e]clectique. See {Eclogue}, and cf. {Elect}.]
   1. Selecting; choosing (what is true or excellent in
      doctrines, opinions, etc.) from various sources or
      systems; as, an eclectic philosopher.

   2. Consisting, or made up, of what is chosen or selected; as,
      an eclectic method; an eclectic magazine.

   {Eclectic physician}, one of a class of practitioners of
      medicine, who select their modes of practice and medicines
      from all schools; formerly, sometimes the same as botanic
      physician. [U.S.]

   {Eclectic school}. (Paint.) See {Bolognese school}, under
      {Bolognese}.