classicism

English

Etymology

From classic +‎ -ism.

Noun

classicism (countable and uncountable, plural classicisms)

1. (uncountable) All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion.
2. (uncountable) Classical scholarship.
3. (countable) A Latin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence.

Derived terms

• pseudoclassicism

 

Translations

classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome

• Catalan: classicisme m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古典主義 / 古典主义 (zh) (gǔdiǎnzhǔyì)

• Czech: klasicismus (cs) m
• Finnish: klassismi (fi)
• French: classicisme (fr) m
• German: Klassizismus (de) m
• Greek: κλασικισμός (el) m (klasikismós)
• Italian: classicismo (it) m
• Polish: klasycyzm (pl) m
• Portuguese: classicismo (pt) m
• Russian: классици́зм (ru) m (klassicízm)
• Sicilian: classicìsimu m
• Spanish: clasicismo m

classical scholarship

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古希臘與古羅馬文化研究 / 古希腊与古罗马文化研究 (Gǔ Xīlà yǔ Gǔ Luómǎ wénhuà yánjiū)

• Finnish: klassismi (fi)
• Russian: класси́ческое образова́ние n (klassíčeskoje obrazovánije)

Latin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古典用語 / 古典用语 (gǔdiǎn yòngyǔ)

• Finnish: klassismi (fi)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can