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Definition of 'classicism'

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classicism

(klæsɪsɪzəm )
uncountable noun
Classicism is a style of art practised especially in the 18th century in Europe. It has simple regular forms and the artist does not attempt to express strong emotions.
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classicism in British

(ˈklæsɪˌsɪzəm ) or classicalism (ˈklæsɪkəˌlɪzəm )
noun
1. 
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
Compare neoclassicism
2. 
knowledge or study of the culture of ancient Greece and Rome
3. 
a. 
a Greek or Latin form or expression
b. 
an expression in a modern language, such as English, that is modelled on a Greek or Latin form
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classicism in American

(ˈklæsəˌsɪzəm ; klasˈəsizˌəm)
noun
1. 
the aesthetic principles or qualities regarded as characteristic of ancient Greece and Rome; objectivity, formality, balance, simplicity, restraint, etc.
see also romanticism
2. 
adherence to such principles
3. 
knowledge of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome; classical scholarship
4. 
a Greek or Latin idiom or expression
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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  • Classical school
  • classicalism
  • classically
  • classicism
  • classicist
  • classicize
  • classico

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