Culteranismo
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Culteranismo is a noun meaning (literature) A literary style during the Baroque period of Spain, characterized by a very ornamental, ostentatious vocabulary and a message that is complicated by a sea of metaphors and complex syntactical order.
Meaning
(literature) A literary style during the Baroque period of Spain, characterized by a very ornamental, ostentatious vocabulary and a message that is complicated by a sea of metaphors and complex syntactical order.
Synonyms for culteranismo
Depending on context, synonyms include cultism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cothurnus, cacozelia, curatolatry, culerage, cullis, carcanet.
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