parnassianism
i adjective
1.
pertaining to Mount Parnassus.
2.
pertaining to poetry.
3.
of, pertaining to, or noting a school of French poets of the latter half of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by a belief in art for art's sake, by an emphasis on metrical form, and by the repression of emotive elements: so called from Le Parnasse Contemporain, the title of their first collection of poems, published in 1866.
noun
4.
a member of the Parnassian school of French poets.
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| —adj | |
| of or relating to Mount Parnassus or poetry | |
| Parnassian2 (pɑːˈnæsɪən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | one of a school of French poets of the late 19th century who wrote verse that emphasized metrical form and restricted emotion |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to the Parnassians or their poetry |
| [C19: from French parnassien, from Parnasse | |
| Par'nassianism2 | |
| —n | |
| Par'nassism2 | |
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| Parnassian2 (pɑːˈnæsɪən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | one of a school of French poets of the late 19th century who wrote verse that emphasized metrical form and restricted emotion |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to the Parnassians or their poetry |
| [C19: from French parnassien, from Parnasse | |
| Par'nassianism2 | |
| —n | |
| Par'nassism2 | |
| —n | |
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