medievalism

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me·di·e·val·ism

(mē′dē-ē′və-lĭz′əm, mĕd′ē-)
n.
1. The spirit or the body of beliefs, customs, or practices of the Middle Ages.
2. Devotion to or acceptance of the ideas of the Middle Ages.
3. Scholarly study of the Middle Ages.
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medievalism

(ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəˌlɪzəm) or

mediaevalism

n
1. (Historical Terms) the beliefs, life, or style of the Middle Ages or devotion to those
2. a belief, custom, or point of style copied or surviving from the Middle Ages
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me•di•e•val•ism

or me•di•ae•val•ism

(ˌmi diˈi vəˌlɪz əm, ˌmɛd i-, ˌmɪd i-, mɪdˈi və-)

n.
1. the spirit, practices, or methods of the Middle Ages.
2. devotion to or adoption of medieval ideals or practices.
3. a medieval belief, practice, or the like.
[1850–55]
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medievalism

strong fondness or admiration for the culture, mores, etc, of the Middle Ages. — medievalist, n.medievalistic, adj.
See also: Past
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Translations

medievalism

[ˌmedɪˈiːvəlɪzəm] Nmedievalismo m
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In this well-crafted study which traces its origins to the Pontifical Institute for Mediaeval Studies in Toronto, Dobbs-Weinstein amply demonstrates her capacity to show how two major medieval philosophical theologians once illuminated each other, and can now serve to guide us in the relatively uncharted area of comparative philosophical theology.
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