Definitions for aestheticism
ɛsˈθɛt əˌsɪz əmaes·theti·cism

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1. aestheticismnoun

   A doctrine which holds aesthetics or beauty as the highest ideal or most basic standard.

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1. Aestheticism

   Aestheticism (also the Aesthetic movement) was an art movement in the late 19th century which privileged the aesthetic value of literature, music and the arts over their socio-political functions. According to Aestheticism, art should be produced to be beautiful, rather than to serve a moral, allegorical, or other didactic purpose, a sentiment exemplified by the slogan "art for art's sake." Aestheticism originated in 1860s England with a radical group of artists and designers, including William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. It flourished in the 1870s and 1880s, gaining prominence and the support of notable writers such as Walter Pater and Oscar Wilde. Aestheticism challenged the values of mainstream Victorian culture, as many Victorians believed that literature and art fulfilled important ethical roles. Writing in The Guardian, Fiona McCarthy states that "the aesthetic movement stood in stark and sometimes shocking contrast to the crass materialism of Britain in the 19th century."Aestheticism was named by the critic Walter Hamilton in The Aesthetic Movement in England in 1882. By the 1890s, decadence, a term with origins in common with aestheticism, was in use across Europe.

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1. Aestheticismnoun

   the doctrine of aesthetics; aesthetic principles; devotion to the beautiful in nature and art

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1. Aestheticism

   Aestheticism is an art movement supporting the emphasis of aesthetic values more than sociol-political themes for literature, fine art, music and other arts. It was particularly prominent in Europe during the 19th century, but contemporary critics are also associated with the movement, such as Harold Bloom, who has recently argued against projecting social and political ideology onto literary works, which he believes has been a growing problem in humanities departments over the last century. In the 19th century, it was related to other movements such as symbolism or decadence represented in France, or decadentismo represented in Italy, and may be considered the British version of the same style.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of aestheticism in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of aestheticism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
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4. ^ Wikidata
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