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clas·si·cism       [klas-uh-siz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome.
2.adherence to such principles.
3.the classical style in literature and art, or adherence to its principles (contrasted with romanticism). Compare classical (def. 7).
4.a Greek or Latin idiom or form, esp. one used in some other language.
5.classical scholarship or learning.
Also, clas·si·cal·ism       [klas-i-kuh-liz-uhm] Pronunciation Key.

[Origin: 1820–30; classic + -ism]

—Related forms
clas·si·cis·tic       [klas-uh-sis-tik] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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clas·si·cism       (klās'ĭ-sĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Aesthetic attitudes and principles manifested in the art, architecture, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome and characterized by emphasis on form, simplicity, proportion, and restraint.
  2. Adherence to the aesthetic values embodied in ancient Greek and Roman art and literature.
  3. Classical scholarship.
  4. A Greek or Latin expression or idiom.

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classicism

noun
a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms; "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans" [ant: romantic movement] 

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
classicism

An approach to aesthetics that favors restraint, rationality, and the use of strict forms in literature, painting, architecture, and other arts. It flourished in ancient Greece and Rome, and throughout Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Classicists often derived their models from the ancient Greeks and Romans.

Note: Classicism is sometimes considered the opposite of romanticism.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Classicism

Clas"si*cism\, n. A classic idiom or expression; a classicalism. --C. Kingsley.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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