Definition of 'classicism'
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 neoclassicism3.
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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noun
1.
the aesthetic principles or qualities regarded as characteristic of ancient Greece and Rome; objectivity, formality, balance, simplicity, restraint, etc.
see also romanticism2.
adherence to such principles
3.
4.
a Greek or Latin idiom or expression
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