单词 | æstheticism |
释义 | æstheticism|ɛsˈθɛtɪsɪz(ə)m, iː-| [f. æsthetic + -ism; cf. critic, criticism, etc.] The quality of being æsthetic; the pursuit of, or devotion to, what is sensuously beautiful.
1855G. Brimley Ess. 237 The Lotos Eaters carries Tennyson's tendency to pure æstheticism to an extreme point. It is picture and music and nothing more. 1876Mellor Priesthood viii. 392 If it [the Ritualistic movement] were nothing but a development of æstheticism, it might be left to pursue its course. 1882W. Hamilton æsthetic Movement 32 It is at the Lyceum Theatre that æstheticism in all its beauty can best be seen. The present revival of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ may be pronounced to be the most exquisite rendering of that sweet poem. |

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