aestheticism
[ es-thet-uh-siz-uhm or, especially British, ees- ]
/ ɛsˈθɛt əˌsɪz əm or, especially British, is- /
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noun
the acceptance of artistic beauty and taste as a fundamental standard, ethical and other standards being secondary.
an exaggerated devotion to art, music, or poetry, with indifference to practical matters.
a late Victorian movement in British and American art characterized by a dedicatedly eclectic search for beauty and by an interest in old English, Japanese, and classical art.
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Words nearby aestheticism
aesthetic, aesthetical, aesthetically, aesthetic distance, aesthetician, aestheticism, aestheticize, aesthetic labour, aesthetics, aesthetic surgery, aestival
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British Dictionary definitions for aestheticism
aestheticism
sometimes US estheticism
/ (iːsˈθɛtɪˌsɪzəm, ɪs-) /
noun
the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly
sensitivity to beauty, esp in art, music, literature, etc
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