English
academicism
see also: Academicism
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/
  • (America) IPA: /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/
Noun

academicism

  1. (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.]
  2. (art, literature) Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
  3. Speculative thoughts and attitudes.
  4. A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.
Related terms Translations Translations Translations
  • French: académisme
  • German: Akademismus
  • Portuguese: academismo, academicismo
Academicism
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/
  • (America) IPA: /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/
Noun

academicism (plural academicisms)

  1. (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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