classicism
the principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome.
adherence to such principles.
the classical style in literature and art, or adherence to its principles (contrasted with romanticism).: Compare classical (def. 7).
a Greek or Latin idiom or form, especially one used in some other language.
classical scholarship or learning.
Origin of classicism
1- Also clas·si·cal·ism [klas-i-kuh-liz-uhm]. /ˈklæs ɪ kəˌlɪz əm/.
Other words from classicism
- clas·si·cis·tic [klas-uh-sis-tik], /ˌklæs əˈsɪs tɪk/, adjective
- an·ti·clas·si·cal·ism, noun
- an·ti·clas·si·cism, noun
Words Nearby classicism
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use classicism in a sentence
Cruella’s vibe is the metal-studded antithesis of the Baroness’ classicism.
Counterpoint: Disney’s Girlboss ‘Cruella’ Actually Rules | Kevin Fallon | May 28, 2021 | The Daily BeastThe revival of classicism in architecture is traced to the individual efforts of Thomas Jefferson.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThe demands which this new classicism made were able to be satisfied by no one any longer, not even by Vien.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherIn the very personalities of these two the whole opposition between classicism and the Nazarenes is reflected.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherAnd Hlne de Sparte, which in its outward form manifests a return to classicism, handles purely moral, eternal problems.
mile Verhaeren | Stefan Zweig
The first of these books is one that still bears 9considerable traces of classicism.
Anglo-Saxon Literature | John Earle
British Dictionary definitions for classicism
classicalism (ˈklæsɪkəˌlɪzəm)
/ (ˈklæsɪˌsɪzəm) /
a style based on the study of Greek and Roman models, characterized by emotional restraint and regularity of form, associated esp with the 18th century in Europe; the antithesis of romanticism: Compare neoclassicism
knowledge or study of the culture of ancient Greece and Rome
a Greek or Latin form or expression
an expression in a modern language, such as English, that is modelled on a Greek or Latin form
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for classicism
An approach to aesthetics that favors restraint, rationality, and the use of strict forms in literature, painting, architecture, and other arts. It flourished in ancient Greece and Rome, and throughout Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Classicists often derived their models from the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Notes for classicism
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse