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medievalism Definition

me·di·eval·ism (----iz′əm)

noun

  1. medieval spirit, beliefs, customs, etc.
  2. devotion to or acceptance of medieval beliefs, habits, customs, etc.
  3. a belief, custom, etc. characteristic of or surviving from the Middle Ages

medievalism Usage Examples

Converse of object

investigate: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This unit investigates perhaps the most pervasive medievalism of modern culture: variations on the Arthurian legend.

Adjective modifier

  • romantic: His fantasy castles - Cardiff Castle and Castel Coch - designed by William Burges, sprang from a romantic medievalism.
  • Victorian: An architect, he was perhaps the leading apostle of Victorian medievalism, along with William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite painters.
  • pervasive: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This unit investigates perhaps the most pervasive medievalism of modern culture: variations on the Arthurian legend.