Noun
The doctrine of aesthetics; aesthetic principles; devotion to the beautiful in nature and art.
Source: Webster's dictionaryContemplation does not mean abject surrender to every "mystical" impression that comes in. It is no sentimental aestheticism or emotional piety to which you are being invited: nor shall the transcending of reason ever be achieved by way of spiritual silliness. Evelyn Underhill
Ellmann (1988:95) Ruskin despaired at the self-validating aestheticism of Pater, arguing that the importance of art lies in its potential for the betterment of society. Source: Internet
His art criticism involved an aestheticism like that of his literary criticism. Source: Internet
Wilde quickly became an established member – the members' suggestion book for 1874 contains two pages of banter (sportingly) mocking Wilde's emergent aestheticism. Source: Internet
In introducing western aestheticism into Hebrew literature, Frischmann was a major influence in the development of Hebrew literature according to the aesthetic concepts of the world. Source: Internet
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a collection of epigrams that aptly sums up the philosophical tenets of the artistic and philosophical movement known as aestheticism. Source: Internet