academicism

[ ak-uh-dem-uh-siz-uhm ]

noun
  1. traditionalism or conventionalism in art, literature, etc.

  2. thoughts, opinions, and attitudes that are purely speculative.

  1. pedantic or formal quality.

Origin of academicism

1
First recorded in 1600–10; academic + -ism

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 Fletcher
  • academicism, 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
  1. adherence to rules and traditions in art, literature, etc; conventionalism

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