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academicism

[ ak-uh-dem-uh-siz-uhm ]
/ ˌæk əˈdɛm əˌsɪz əm /
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noun
traditionalism or conventionalism in art, literature, etc.
thoughts, opinions, and attitudes that are purely speculative.
pedantic or formal quality.
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Also academism.

Origin of academicism

First recorded in 1600–10; academic + -ism

Words nearby academicism

academic costume, academic dress, academic freedom, academic gown, academician, academicism, academicize, academic rank, academic year, Académie Goncourt, academism
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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
adherence to rules and traditions in art, literature, etc; conventionalism
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