"classicism" meaning in English

See classicism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: classicisms [plural]
Etymology: From classic + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|classic|ism}} classic + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} classicism (countable and uncountable, plural classicisms)
  1. (uncountable) All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion. Tags: uncountable Translations (classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome): classicisme [masculine] (Catalan), 古典主義 /古典主义 (gǔdiǎnzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), klasicismus [masculine] (Czech), klassismi (Finnish), classicisme [masculine] (French), Klassizismus [masculine] (German), κλασικισμός (klasikismós) [masculine] (Greek), classicismo [masculine] (Italian), klasycyzm [masculine] (Polish), classicismo [masculine] (Portuguese), классици́зм (klassicízm) [masculine] (Russian), classicìsimu [masculine] (Sicilian), clasicismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-classicism-en-noun-NqDdW1xQ Disambiguation of 'classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome': 76 11 12
  2. (uncountable) Classical scholarship. Tags: uncountable Translations (classical scholarship): 古希臘與古羅馬文化研究 /古希腊与古罗马文化研究 (Gǔ Xīlà yǔ Gǔ Luómǎ wénhuà yánjiū) (Chinese Mandarin), klassismi (Finnish), класси́ческое образова́ние (klassíčeskoje obrazovánije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-classicism-en-noun--5cpGQA7 Disambiguation of 'classical scholarship': 8 85 7
  3. (countable) A Latin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence. Tags: countable Translations (Latin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence): 古典用語 /古典用语 (gǔdiǎn yòngyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), klassismi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-classicism-en-noun-zB07t0f8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 12 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 11 12 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 16 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 18 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 8 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 7 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 15 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 7 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 16 64 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 12 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 9 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 11 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 9 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 9 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 7 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 21 11 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 11 7 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 10 73 Disambiguation of 'Latin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence': 3 2 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pseudoclassicism

Inflected forms

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