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verism

American  
[veer-iz-uhm, ver-] / ˈvɪər ɪz əm, ˈvɛr- /

noun

  1. the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.

verism British  
/ ˈvɪərɪzəm /

noun

  1. extreme naturalism in art or literature

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Other Word Forms

  • verist noun
  • veristic adjective

Etymology

Origin of verism

1890–95; < Latin vēr ( um ) truth + -ism; verismo

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They accused each other of sham writing and sham culture, and hurled at each other's heads the words "idealism" and "materialism," "symbolism" and "verism," "subjectivism" and "objectivism."

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