primitivism
Americannoun
noun
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the condition of being primitive
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the notion that the value of primitive cultures is superior to that of the modern world
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the principles, characteristics, etc, of primitive art and artists
Other Word Forms
- primitivist noun
- primitivistic adjective
- unprimitivistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of primitivism
Example Sentences
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It is hard to know whether to call this ethical primitivism a philosophic school, but Ms. Kuin is sure that we should.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
His 1963 book, "The Messianic Character of American Education," argued that the "government school" represented "primitivism" and "chaos."
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2021
But it does have rock stars whose greatest fame comes from their alleged and much flaunted primitivism.
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2019
Can looked back to psychedelia and forward to punk primitivism and the steadiness of dance music; it also picked up elements of world music while maintaining a certain Germanic rigor.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2017
Here, to me, is another sign of primitivism.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth
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