NOUN | cognition | classicism, classicalism | a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms |
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Sounds | klae'sihsih.zahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | A movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms. | |
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Example | "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans" | |
Synonym | classicalism | |
Broader | artistic style, idiom | The style of a particular artist or school or movement |
humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts | studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) | |
Opposite | Romanticism, Romantic Movement | A movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization |
Spanish | clasicismo | |
Catalan | classicisme | |
Adjectives | classicistic | of or relating to classicism |
Nouns | classicist | an artistic person who adheres to classicism |
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