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academicism

[ak-uh-dem-uh-siz-uh m]
noun
  1. traditionalism or conventionalism in art, literature, etc.
  2. thoughts, opinions, and attitudes that are purely speculative.
  3. pedantic or formal quality.
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Also academism.

Origin of academicism

First recorded in 1600–10; academic + -ism
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Examples from the Web for academicism

Historical Examples

  • Academicism, even in the narrow sense, owes much to this LL.D.

    The American Mind

    Bliss Perry

  • It has already been said that the chief opponents of the academicism of Cabanel and Bougereau were the Impressionists.

British Dictionary definitions for academicism

academicism

academism (əˈkædəˌmɪzəm)

noun
  1. adherence to rules and traditions in art, literature, etc; conventionalism
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