🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

der Ästhetizismus

Pronunciation / Transliteration: der Ästhetizismus

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Aestheticism/ɛsˈθɛtɪsɪzəm/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Ästhetizismus stellt die Schönheit über den moralischen Nutzen."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A reverence for beauty; a movement in art and literature during the 19th century that emphasized the pursuit of aesthetic value over moral or political themes.

    "The novel is often cited as a prime example of late-Victorian aestheticism."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'aesthetic' (from Greek aisthētikos 'perceptive') + the suffix '-ism', originating in the 19th century to describe the artistic movement emphasizing beauty over moral or social themes.

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