academicism

See also: Academicism

English

Alternative forms

• Academicism
• academism

Etymology

academic +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

academicism (countable and uncountable, 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.]
2. (art, literature) Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
3. Speculative thoughts and attitudes.
4. A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.

Related terms

• academicist

Translations

A tenet of the Academic philosophy.

• Catalan: academicisme m
• French: académisme (fr) m
• Romanian: academism (ro) n

A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.

• Catalan: academicisme m
• French: académisme (fr) m
• Latvian: akadēmisms m
• Romanian: academism (ro) n

art: traditional or orthodox formalism.

• Catalan: academicisme m
• French: académisme (fr) m
• German: Akademismus m
• Greek: ακαδημαϊσμός (el) (akadimaïsmós)
• Latvian: akadēmisms m
• Polish: akademizm (pl) m
• Portuguese: academismo (pt) m, academicismo (pt) m