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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

aestheticism Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • pure: In this sense it might also have been for him a personal allegory of his scholarly battle against pure aestheticism.
  • British: Professions of Taste: Henry James, British Aestheticism, and Commodity Culture.

Browse dictionary entries near aestheticism

  1. ‹ aesthetician
  2. ‹ aesthetically
  3. ‹ aesthetic
  4. ‹ aesthete
  5. ‹ aesthesia
  6. ‹ Aesopian
  7. ‹ Aesop
  8. ‹ Aesir
  9. ‹ Aesculapius
  10. ‹ Aesculapian
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