medievalism
Americannoun
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the spirit, practices, or methods of the Middle Ages.
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devotion to or adoption of medieval ideals or practices.
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a medieval belief, practice, or the like.
noun
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the beliefs, life, or style of the Middle Ages or devotion to those
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a belief, custom, or point of style copied or surviving from the Middle Ages
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Origin of medievalism
Example Sentences
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Scratch the surface of American politics or culture, and medievalism seems to always be lurking just beneath.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
One of the things that’s especially interesting about contemporary medievalism is that movies and TV shows will often film real medieval art or in real medieval locations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
From Wagner to “Game of Thrones” and back again, pop-cultural medievalism has a habit of leavening sublimity and solemnity with heavy doses of intended or inadvertent silliness.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
Attention to detail matters up to a point, but for most people it’s the smallest part of what matters, and that certainly applies to medievalism.
From Slate ● May 30, 2018
The taste for medievalism is dying out even in Great Britain, which has been its chief stronghold.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
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