Academicism Definition

ăkə-dĕmĭ-sĭzəm
noun
Traditional formalism, especially when reflected in art.
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The quality of being academic; esp., formal or pedantic quality, spirit, etc.
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(classical studies, sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

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academicisms

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