medievalism

or me·di·ae·val·ism

[ mee-dee-ee-vuh-liz-uhm, med-ee-, mid-ee-, mid-ee-vuh- ]

noun
  1. the spirit, practices, or methods of the Middle Ages.

  2. devotion to or adoption of medieval ideals or practices.

  1. a medieval belief, practice, or the like.

Origin of medievalism

1
First recorded in 1850–55; medieval + -ism

Other words from medievalism

  • an·ti·me·di·ae·val·ism, noun
  • an·ti·me·di·e·val·ism, noun

Words Nearby medievalism

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How to use medievalism in a sentence

  • A country so energetic and advanced as Germany had clung, nevertheless, to many repellent principles of medievalism.

    The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. Altsheler
  • It is nothing to brag of, even if a man struggling against natural medievalism have entrenched himself in impressionist theory.

    Instigations | Ezra Pound
  • Julie and Suzanne followed von Arnheim to a stairway, and John was left alone with medievalism.

    The Forest of Swords | Joseph A. Altsheler
  • He excelled in rendering scenes of chivalry, of medievalism, and generally of the romantic aspects of the past.

  • He feared to offend a nation of readers reveling in the medievalism of Scott and Byron.

    The Translations of Beowulf | Chauncey Brewster Tinker

British Dictionary definitions for medievalism

medievalism

mediaevalism

/ (ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəˌlɪzəm) /


noun
  1. the beliefs, life, or style of the Middle Ages or devotion to those

  2. a belief, custom, or point of style copied or surviving from the Middle Ages

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