CLASSICALISM

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Meaning:

A movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms

Example:

classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans

Synonyms:

classicalism; classicism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("classicalism" is a kind of...):

artistic style; idiom (the style of a particular artist or school or movement)

arts; humanistic discipline; humanities; liberal arts (studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills))