regressionism en · NOUN
Etymology
From regression + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A tendency toward regression.
Like a museum, the home aims at freezing and conserving an image of the past in a display of collectibles. Maupassant's description of Zola's bedroom exemplifies this historical regressionism […]
1999, Didier Maleuvre, Museum Memories: History, Technology, Art, page 115: