/ɛsˈθɛtəˌsɪzəmor, especially Brit., is-/Show Spelled[es-thet-uh-siz-uhmor, especially Brit., ees-]Show IPA
noun
1.
the acceptance of artistic beauty and taste as a fundamental standard, ethical and other standards being secondary.
2.
an exaggerated devotion to art, music, or poetry, with indifference to practical matters.
3.
a late Victorian movement in British and American art characterized by a dedicatedly eclectic search for beauty and by an interest in old English, Japanese, and classical art.