academicism

== English == === Alternative forms === Academicism academism === Etymology === From academic + -ism. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/ === Noun === academicism (countable and uncountable, plural academicisms) (classical studies, sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic. [First attested in the early 17th century.] (art, literature) Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism. Speculative thoughts and attitudes. A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy. ==== Related terms ==== academicist ==== Translations ==== === References ===