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Synonyms for classicism


Grammar : Noun
Spell : klas-uh-siz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈklæs əˌsɪz əm

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Définition of classicism

Origin :
  • "classical style in art or literature," 1830, from classic + -ism. Related: Classicist.
  • noun simple style; regularity, restraint
Example sentences :
  • It begins with some observations on Romanticism and Classicism.
  • Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
  • That Christian expression and classicism were incompatible, he never believed.
  • Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
  • The spirit of classicism was in the air in the days of Wedgwood.
  • Extract from : « Chats on Old Earthenware » by Arthur Hayden
  • He received the highest eulogy known to the classicism of the time.
  • Extract from : « The Marquis D'Argenson: A Study in Criticism » by Arthur Ogle
  • The revolt of the Romanticists against Classicism in literature and art.
  • Extract from : « The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) » by Richard Muther
  • The only point in question was, how to avoid the one-sidedness of Classicism.
  • Extract from : « The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) » by Richard Muther
  • The grace of his pictures is modern; their Classicism is a disguise.
  • Extract from : « The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) » by Richard Muther
  • His “Decadence” was the work of a decadent, a decadent of Classicism.
  • Extract from : « The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) » by Richard Muther
  • Nothing, for instance, was more romantic in Goethe than his classicism.
  • Extract from : « Egotism in German Philosophy » by George Santayana
  • It represents the spirit of classicism cold and unsatisfying.
  • Extract from : « Chats on Old Sheffield Plate » by Arthur Hayden

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