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aestheticism definition

aes·theti·cism (es t̸het′i siz′əm)

noun

  1. the doctrine that aesthetic principles underlie all human values
    1. sensitivity to art and beauty
    2. the artificial cultivation of artistic sensitivity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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