academicism
[ ak-uh-dem-uh-siz-uhm ]
noun
traditionalism or conventionalism in art, literature, etc.
thoughts, opinions, and attitudes that are purely speculative.
pedantic or formal quality.
Origin of academicism
1- Also academism.
Words Nearby academicism
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How to use academicism in a sentence
It has already been said that the chief opponents of the academicism of Cabanel and Bougereau were the Impressionists.
Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art | John Gould Fletcheracademicism, even in the narrow sense, owes much to this LL.D.
The American Mind | Bliss Perry
British Dictionary definitions for academicism
academicism
academism (əˈkædəˌmɪzəm)
/ (ˌækəˈdɛmɪˌsɪzəm) /
noun
adherence to rules and traditions in art, literature, etc; conventionalism
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