Classicism
Classicism noun - A movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms.
Usage example: classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans
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Synonyms for Classicism
Romanticism is an antonym for classicism.
Romanticism
Romanticism noun - Impractical romantic ideals and attitudes.
Classicism is an antonym for romanticism.
Both words in one sentence
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is about classicism (enlightenment) vs romanticism.
Source: Romanticism Versus Enlightenment -
Light Is Not Good: For a Romantic like Wagner, light was associated with the order, reason, and civilization of the previous century's Classicism, while Romanticism invoked chaos, emotions, nature or savagery, and darkness.
Source: Music / Richard Wagner
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