Pre-Raphaelite Definition
prērāfēəlīt, prērafēəlīt
noun
A member of a society of artists (Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood) led by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, W. Holman Hunt, and J. E. Millais, formed in England in 1848 to encourage painting with the fidelity to nature that they considered characteristic of Italian art before Raphael.
Webster's New World
Any Italian painter before Raphael.
Webster's New World
One who favors or practices art as it was before Raphael; one who favors or advocates preraphaelitism.
Wiktionary
Alternative spelling of preraphaelite.
Wiktionary
adjective
Of or characteristic of Pre-Raphaelites.
Webster's New World
Of or pertaining to the style called preraphaelitism; as, a preraphaelite figure; a preraphaelite landscape.
Wiktionary
Alternative spelling of preraphaelite.
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Other Word Forms of Pre-Raphaelite
Noun
Singular:
Pre-Raphaelite
Plural:
pre-raphaelitesOrigin of Pre-Raphaelite
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pre- + Raphael + -ite
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