academicism

Noun

Meaning

A tenet of the Academic philosophy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

scholasticism academism formalism phenomenology erudition secessionism externality monistic pedantry didacticism expansionism traditionalism externalism animalistic intellectualism

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Antonyms

imitation

Hypernyms

traditionalism traditionality

Related terms

academicist

Examples

Film is not analysis, it is the agitation of mind; cinema comes from the country fair and the circus, not from art and academicism. Werner Herzog

It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism. Mark Rothko

Close letter words and terms

academician academicianship academicise academicist academicization academicize