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 expression
2 : adherence to traditional standards (as of simplicity, restraint, and proportion) that are universally and enduringly valid