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maecenatism

/mʌɪˈsiːnətɪz(ə)m/

maecenatism is the alternative letter-case form of Maecenatism.

Noun capitalized: Maecenatism

Maecenatism (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) Patronage, in particular patronage of the arts, especially poetic and bardic arts.
    • February 1915 Address by Justice Sir Asutosh Mukhopadhyaya, Journal & Proceedings of The Asiatic Society of Bengal. New Series, Vol. XI. p.36. Baptist Mission Press. pub: The Asiatic Society, 1, Park Street, Calcutta. 1916.
      It is to the Rajputs, therefore, that the ultimate credit is due, not a...
    • 1998 HELMUT K. ANHEIER et. al. (ed): Private Funds, Public Purpose Philanthropic Foundations in International Perspective. p. 186. pub. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers →ISBN
      In a way, the 1980s can be interpreted as a reversal of long-standing governmental attitudes toward foundations, as the...

Forms of maecenatism

alternative formmaecenatism

Origin of maecenatism

From Maecenas + -ism.

Questions about maecenatism

What does maecenatism mean?
Maecenatism means patronage, in particular patronage of the arts, especially poetic and bardic arts.
What is maecenatism the alternative letter-case form of?
Maecenatism is the alternative letter-case form of Maecenatism.
What part of speech is maecenatism?
Maecenatism is a noun.
How do you pronounce maecenatism?
Maecenatism is pronounced /mʌɪˈsiːnətɪz(ə)m/.

Words near maecenatism in the dictionary

  1. Maebashi
  2. Maecenas
  3. Maecenases
  4. Maecenasship
  5. Maecenasships
  6. maecenatism
  7. maechi
  8. maechis
  9. Maechler
  10. Maechlers
  11. Maeda

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