academicism

[ ak-uh-dem-uh-siz-uh m ]
/ ˌæk əˈdɛm əˌsɪz əm /

noun

traditionalism or conventionalism in art, literature, etc.
thoughts, opinions, and attitudes that are purely speculative.
pedantic or formal quality.
Also academism.

Origin of academicism

First recorded in 1600–10; academic + -ism

Example sentences from the Web for academicism

  • Academicism, even in the narrow sense, owes much to this LL.D.

    The American Mind |Bliss Perry
  • It has already been said that the chief opponents of the academicism of Cabanel and Bougereau were the Impressionists.

    Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art |John Gould Fletcher

British Dictionary definitions for academicism

academicism

academism (əˈkædəˌmɪzəm)

/ (ˌækəˈdɛmɪˌsɪzəm) /

noun

adherence to rules and traditions in art, literature, etc; conventionalism