aestheticism
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əˌsɪz 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.
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aestheticism or sometimes (US) estheticism (iːsˈθɛtɪˌsɪzəm, ɪs-, iːsˈθɛtɪˌsɪzəm, ɪs-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 1. | the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly |
| 2. | sensitivity to beauty, esp in art, music, literature, etc |
| estheticism or sometimes (US) estheticism | |
| —n | |
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The expression of a cultivated aestheticism, it celebrates art as our only available faith and ethical guide.
Her romantic aestheticism charges her swift line and intense color with a sense of the sacred.
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