Main Entry:

clas·si·cism

Pronunciation:

\ˈkla-sə-ˌsi-zəm\

Function:

noun

Date:

1830

1 a: the principles or style embodied in the literature, art, or architecture of ancient Greece and Rome b: classical scholarship c: a classical idiom or expression2: adherence to traditional standards (as of simplicity, restraint, and proportion) that are universally and enduringly valid