English noun: classicism | |||
1. | classicism (cognition) a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms | ||
Samples | Classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans. | ||
Synonyms | classicalism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | artistic style, arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, idiom, liberal arts | ||
Antonyms | romantic movement, romanticism | ||