classicalism

ˈklæsɪkəlɪzəm

Definition

Definition of classicalism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

art

TECH.

style in art and literature inspired by ancient Greece and Rome

TECH.

The painting reflects the principles of classicalism.

classicism

neoclassicism

traditionalism

historical movement

Dated

movement favoring rationality and strict forms in the 17th and 18th centuries

Dated

Classicalism influenced many European artists during the Enlightenment.

academicism

neoclassicism

traditionalism

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Origin of classicalism

Latin, classicus (of the highest class)

Examples of classicalism in a sentence

Her poetry is heavily inspired by classicalism.
Classicalism shaped the architecture of the period.
The literature of the time was heavily influenced by classicalism.

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French:classicisme, néo-classicisme, ...
German:Klassizismus, klassizistische Strömung, ...
Italian:classicismo, ...
Spanish:clasicismo, neoclasicismo, ...
Portuguese:classicismo, Classicismo, ...
Chinese:古典主义, 古典风格, ...
Japanese:古典主義, ...
Arabic:كِلاسِيكِيَّة, الكلاسيكية, ...
Hebrew:קְלָאסִיצִיזְם, ...
Russian:классицизм, классическое движение, ...
Ukrainian:класицизм, ...
Hindi:शास्त्रीयता, क्लासिकलिज्म, ...
Bengali:ক্লাসিসিজম, ক্লাসিক্যালিজম, ...
Catalan:classicisme, neoclassicisme, ...
Czech:klasicismus, ...
Danish:klassicisme, klassicismen, ...
Dutch:classicisme, ...
Greek:κλασικισμός, κλασική κίνηση, ...
Hungarian:klasszicizmus, ...
Khmer:បុរាណនិយម, លទ្ធិប្រកាន់ទម្រង់បុរាណ, ...
Korean:고전주의, ...
Persian:کلاسیسیسم, کلاسیک‌گرایی, ...
Polish:klasycyzm, ...
Portuguese (BR):classicismo, ...
Romanian:clasicism, mișcare clasicistă, ...
Swedish:klassicism, ...
Thai:คลาสสิคัลลิซึม, ขบวนการคลาสสิค, ...
Turkish:klasisizm, ...
Vietnamese:chủ nghĩa cổ điển, phong trào cổ điển, ...

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