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artistdom

artistdom noun: the class or estate of artists.

Noun

artistdom (plural artistdoms)

  1. The class or estate of artists.
    • Since then I have learned there is no royal road to artistdom.1906, Gulian Lansing Morrill, A Musical Minister
    • To claim his artistdom and his individuality Baldwin eventually fled the racially divided United States, as several other Black artists did. Many of the true artists' art suffered when they were part of the "Black" group, instead of being seen as an individual: as an artist, as opposed to the Black...2007, Stephen Earley Jordan II, Cold, Black, and Hungry

Forms of artistdom

pluralartistdoms

Origin of artistdom

From artist + -dom.

Questions about artistdom

What does artistdom mean?
Artistdom means the class or estate of artists.
What part of speech is artistdom?
Artistdom is a noun.
What is the plural of artistdom?
The plural of artistdom is artistdoms.

Words near artistdom in the dictionary

  1. artist's impression
  2. artist's proof
  3. artist's proofs
  4. artistamp
  5. artistamps
  6. artistdom
  7. artistdoms
  8. artiste
  9. artistes
  10. artistess
  11. artistesses

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