aestheticism
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aes·thet·i·cism
\es-ˈthe-tə-ˌsi-zəm, is-\
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estheticism
Definition of aestheticism
1 : a doctrine that the principles of beauty are basic to other and especially moral principles
2 : devotion to or emphasis on beauty or the cultivation of the arts
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1843
First Known Use of aestheticism
1843
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