medievalism en · NOUN
Etymology
From medieval + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being medieval.
It is striking, and quite in character with the man, that he [Sir Walter Scott], who had popularised a romantic notion of the Middle Ages, should be a convinced supporter of the railway, which was effectively to destroy the few traces of medievalism that had survived into the society of his time.
1951 February, Michael Robbins, “Sir Walter Scott and Two Early Railway Schemes”, in Railway Magazine, page 90:
- (uncountable) The study of the Middle Ages.
- (countable, uncountable) A custom or belief from the Middle Ages.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| medievalisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mediaevalism | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
fi medievalismi (the study of the Middle Ages) · bg медиевистика (the study of the Middle Ages) · el μεσαιωνισμός (the study of the Middle Ages) · mk медиевистика (the study of the Middle Ages) · ga meánaoiseachas (the study of the Middle Ages) · it medievalismo (the study of the Middle Ages) · pt medievalismo (the study of the Middle Ages)