classicism

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklæsɪsɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈklæsəˌsɪzəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(klas′ə siz′əm)

clas•si•cism /ˈklæsəˌsɪzəm/USA pronunciation also clas•si•cal•ism/ˈklæsɪkəˌlɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Literature, Fine Artthe principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome.
Literaturethe classical style in literature and art:Classicism kept much emotion out of its art and music.

clas•si•cism (klas′ə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n.

the principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome.
adherence to such principles.
the classical style in literature and art, or adherence to its principles (contrasted with romanticism). Cf. classical (def. 7).
a Greek or Latin idiom or form, esp. one used in some other language.
classical scholarship or learning.

Also, clas•si•cal•ism (klas′i kə liz′əm).USA pronunciation

1820–30; classic + -ism

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classicism /ˈklæsɪˌsɪzəm/, classicalism /ˈklæsɪkəˌlɪzəm/ n

a style based on the study of Greek and Roman models, characterized by emotional restraint and regularity of form, associated esp with the 18th century in Europe; the antithesis of romanticism
knowledge or study of the culture of ancient Greece and Rome
- a Greek or Latin form or expression
- an expression in a modern language, such as English, that is modelled on a Greek or Latin form

'classicism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Augustan - classical - classicist - romanticism - Louis Treize - neoclassicism - Victorian

Synonyms: esthetic principles, aesthetic principles, objectivity, dignity, balance, more...

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