Classicism
['klæsɪsɪz(ə)m] or ['klæsɪsɪzəm]
Definition
(noun.) 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'.
Edited by Bradley--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A classic idiom or expression; a classicalism.
Typist: Sean
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Classicalism.
Editor: Monica
Examples
- But enough of this classicism, and tell me why you look so merry. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- You will get a sunstroke if you don't cover your head, said Maurice, somewhat tired of this pseudo-classicism. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- We are the New Argonauts, he said merrily, with the affectation of classicism which distinguished him; we sail for the Colchian strand. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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