Classicism

the principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient greece and rome.
adherence to such principles.
the style in literature and art, or adherence to its principles (contrasted with ).
compare (def 7).
a greek or latin idiom or form, especially one used in some other language.
scholarship or learning.
historical examples

but we must go to his letters to find proof positive of his sympathy with the breaking away from cl-ssicism.
the influence of old norse literature on english literature conrad hjalmar nordby

it begins with some observations on romanticism and cl-ssicism.
war letters of a public-school boy paul jones.

the only point in question was, how to avoid the one-sidedness of cl-ssicism.
the history of modern painting, volume 1 (of 4) richard m-th-r

that christian expression and cl-ssicism were incompatible, he never believed.
erasmus and the age of reformation johan huizinga

to-day, perhaps, a return to cl-ssicism is perceptible in his poetry.
mile verhaeren stefan zweig

the spirit of cl-ssicism was in the air in the days of wedgwood.
chats on old earthenware arthur hayden

his “decadence” was the work of a decadent, a decadent of cl-ssicism.
the history of modern painting, volume 1 (of 4) richard m-th-r

he received the highest eulogy known to the cl-ssicism of the time.
the marquis d’argenson: a study in criticism arthur ogle

their subject-matter is bucolic or amatory, and, if devotional, their cl-ssicism deprives it of the accent of piety.
erasmus and the age of reformation johan huizinga

the grace of his pictures is modern; their cl-ssicism is a disguise.
the history of modern painting, volume 1 (of 4) richard m-th-r

noun
a style based on the study of greek and roman models, characterized by emotional restraint and regularity of form, -ssociated esp with the 18th century in europe; the ant-thesis of romanticism compare neocl-ssicism
knowledge or study of the culture of ancient greece and rome

a greek or latin form or expression
an expression in a modern language, such as english, that is modelled on a greek or latin form

n.

“cl-ssical style in art or literature,” 1830, from cl-ssic + -ism. related: cl-ssicist.

an approach to aesthetics that favors restraint, rationality, and the use of strict forms in literature, painting, architecture, and other arts. it flourished in ancient greece and rome, and throughout europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. cl-ssicists often derived their models from the ancient greeks and romans.

note: cl-ssicism is sometimes considered the opposite of romanticism.