historicism
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əˌsɪz noun
1.
a theory that history is determined by immutable laws and not by human agency.
2.
a theory that all cultural phenomena are historically determined and that historians must study each period without imposing any personal or absolute value system.
3.
a profound or excessive respect for historical institutions, as laws or traditions.
4.
a search for laws of historical evolution that would explain and predict historical phenomena.
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historicism (hɪˈstɒrɪˌsɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the belief that natural laws govern historical events which in turn determine social and cultural phenomena |
| 2. | the doctrine that each period of history has its own beliefs and values inapplicable to any other, so that nothing can be understood independently of its historical context |
| 3. | the conduct of any enquiry in accordance with these views |
| 4. | excessive emphasis on history, historicism, past styles, etc |
| his'toricist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Example sentences
So in fact, perhaps it's all historicism of one sort or another.
His was no narrow historicism: he scorned the idea that the past was a guide to the future.
False historicism in every treatment should be avoided.
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