muralism

[ myoor-uh-liz-uhm ]

/ ˈmyʊər əˌlɪz əm /

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noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

an artistic movement identified chiefly with the Mexican painters José Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Siqueiros and exemplified by their grand-scale, narrative murals on humanitarian, social, and political themes.

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Origin of muralism

mural + -ism; compare Spanish muralismo

Words nearby muralism

muraenid, murage, mural, mural crown, muraled, muralism, muralist, Muralitharan, Murano, Murasaki Shikibu, Murat