Medievalism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Medievalism is a noun meaning The state of being medieval.
Meaning
The state of being medieval.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The study of the Middle Ages.
- A custom or belief from the Middle Ages.
Example Sentences
It is striking, and quite in character with the man, that he [Sir Walter Scott], who had popularised a romantic notion of the Middle Ages, should be a convinced supporter of the railway, which was effectively to destroy the few traces of medievalism that had survived into the society of his time.
Word Forms
- medievalisms
- mediaevalism
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include medievality, medievalness, medievaldom, metaphysicality, metaphysicalness, monkishness.
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