historicism

his·tor·i·cism

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hi-stawr-uh-siz-uh m, -stor-]
- /hɪˈstɔr əˌsɪz əm, -ˈstɒr-/
- /hɪsˈtɒrɪkɪz(ə)m /

Definitions of historicism word

noun historicism a theory that history is determined by immutable laws and not by human agency. 1
noun historicism a theory that all cultural phenomena are historically determined and that historians must study each period without imposing any personal or absolute value system. 1
noun historicism a profound or excessive respect for historical institutions, as laws or traditions. 1
noun historicism a search for laws of historical evolution that would explain and predict historical phenomena. 1
noun historicism The theory that social and cultural phenomena are determined by history. 1
noun historicism the belief that natural laws govern historical events which in turn determine social and cultural phenomena 0

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

1890-95; historic + -ism; compare German Historismus

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