Victorianism

noun

Vic·​to·​ri·​an·​ism vik-ˈtȯr-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm 

1

: a typical instance or product of Victorian expression, taste, or conduct

2

: the quality or state of being Victorian especially in taste or conduct

Examples of Victorianism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The urgency in the commemoration of various histories—architectural Victorianism, nineteenth-century middle-class urbanites, Washington’s soldiers, Mohawk ironworkers—corresponds precisely to the need to leave others unmentioned. — Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1