Classicism Definition

klăsĭ-sĭzəm
noun
The aesthetic principles or qualities regarded as characteristic of ancient Greece and Rome; objectivity, formality, balance, simplicity, restraint, etc.
Webster's New World
Adherence to such principles.
Webster's New World
Knowledge of the literature, art, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome; classical scholarship.
Webster's New World
Classical scholarship.
American Heritage
A Greek or Latin idiom or expression.
Webster's New World
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Singular:
classicism
Plural:
classicisms

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