aes·thet·i·cism or es·thet·i·cism ( s-tht  -sz  m)n. 1. Devotion to and pursuit of the beautiful; sensitivity to artistic beauty and refined taste. 2. The doctrine that beauty is the basic principle from which all other principles, especially moral ones, are derived. |
aestheticism sometimes US, estheticism [iːsˈθɛtɪˌsɪzəm ɪs-]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly
2. sensitivity to beauty, esp in art, music, literature, etc.
aestheticism
1. the doctrine that aesthetic standards are autonomous and not subject to political, moral, or religious criteria.
2. used pejoratively to describe those who believe only in “art for art’s sake,” to the exclusion of all other human activities.
See also: Art2. used pejoratively to describe those who believe only in “art for art’s sake,” to the exclusion of all other human activities.
the doctrine that the principles of beauty are basic and that other principles (the good, the right) are derived from them, applied especially to a late 19th-century movement to bring art into daily life. See also art.
See also: Beauty
Translations
aestheticism, (US) estheticism
n → Ästhetizismus m
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