classicism

(klăsˈĭ-sĭzˌəm) also clas·si·cal·ism (-kə-lĭzˌəm)

1. Aesthetic attitudes and principles manifested in the art, architecture, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome and characterized by emphasis on form, simplicity, proportion, and restraint.
2. Adherence to the aesthetic values embodied in ancient Greek and Roman art and literature.
3. Classical scholarship.
4. A Greek or Latin expression or idiom.