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Athenianism

/əˈθiː.ni.ən.ɪzəm/

Athenianism noun: the veneration of the culture of ancient Athens and the attempt to emulate some of its characteristics.

Noun

Athenianism (uncountable)

  1. The veneration of the culture of ancient Athens and the attempt to emulate some of its characteristics.
    • In what degree these descendants show that their Athenianism is subordinate to the thought of the Epistle or the Epistle subordinate to Athenianism is a subject we need not here search into.1936, Vacher Burch, The Epistle to the Hebrews: Its Sources and Message, page 7
    • Also the 'Athenian society' requires that this actual world exemplifies a certain systematic scheme, amid which 'Athenianism' is realizable.1990, Stephen T. Franklin, Speaking from the Depths: Alfred North Whitehead's Hermeneutical Metaphysics of Propositions, Experience, Symbolism, Language, and Religion

Examples of Athenianism in a sentence

  • Dunton seems to expect that his readers will find the conventions of Athenianism amusing or endearing rather than disappointing, frustrating or deceitful.2015, Rebecca Bullard, The Politics of Disclosure, 1674-1725: Secret History Narratives, page 75:
  • In the volume's dedication, he defines Athenianism as novelty and locates its origins in his friendship with Rowe[…].2018, Emrys D. Jones, Victoria Joule, editors, Intimacy and Celebrity in Eighteenth-Century Literary Culture: Public Interiors, Springer...

Origin of Athenianism

From Athenian + -ism.

Questions about Athenianism

What does Athenianism mean?
Athenianism means the veneration of the culture of ancient Athens and the attempt to emulate some of its characteristics.
How do you use Athenianism in a sentence?
Dunton seems to expect that his readers will find the conventions of Athenianism amusing or endearing rather than disappointing, frustrating or deceitful.
What part of speech is Athenianism?
Athenianism is a noun.
How do you pronounce Athenianism?
Athenianism is pronounced /əˈθiː.ni.ən.ɪzəm/.

Words near Athenianism in the dictionary

  1. Atheneans
  2. atheneite
  3. atheneum
  4. atheneums
  5. Athenian
  6. Athenianism
  7. Athenianness
  8. Athenians
  9. Athenic
  10. athenium
  11. Athenry

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