Definition of classicism Classicism
/klæˈsɪsɪˌzʌm/ - [klatsisizum] - clas•si•cism
We found 6 definitions of classicism from 4 different sources.
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What does classicism mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: classicisms |
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| classicism - a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms; "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans" | ||
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| arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences" | ||
| artistic style, idiom the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- classicism (Noun)
All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion. - classicism (Noun)
Classical scholarship. - classicism (Noun)
A Greek or Latin expression used in an English sentence.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- classicism (n.)
A classic idiom or expression; a classicalism.
Part of speech
🔤- classicism, noun, singular of classicisms.
