Gothicism
Americannoun
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conformity or devotion to the gothic style in the arts.
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the principles and techniques of the gothic style.
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(sometimes lowercase) barbarism; crudeness.
noun
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conformity to, use of, or imitation of the Gothic style, esp in architecture
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crudeness of manner or style
Etymology
Origin of Gothicism
First recorded in 1700–10; Gothic ( def. ) + -ism
Example Sentences
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And, "Gothicism, whatever it is, is not a literary tradition so much as a fairly realistic assessment of modern life."
From Time Magazine Archive
The feudalist affectations of Chateaubriand and the legitimists excited a sort of aesthetic affection for Gothicism, and Walter Scott became one of the most favourite authors in France.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
This painting is an admirable example of his early art, before the Gothicism of the early Italian painters became his quest.
From Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti by Caine, Hall, Sir
Every sort of lie had arranged to meet in that work: false idealism, false Christianity, false Gothicism, false legend, false gods, false humans.
From Jean-Christophe, Volume I by Cannan, Gilbert
Walpole did not arrive at his Gothicism by the gate of literature.
From A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)
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