单词 | antiquarism |
释义 | antiquarismn. The interests or activities of an antiquary; interest in, or study of, the past and its remains. Cf. antiquarianism n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] > object from the past or antique > interest in or love of antiquarism1658 antiquarianism1761 palaeology1825 archaeolatry1853 palaeolatry1887 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall v. 72 Who were the proprietaries of these bones..were a question above Antiquarism. 1763 Crit. Rev. Aug. 102 We cannot but help congratulating the public on this very uncommon attempt to revive the useful but too much neglected art of antiquarism. 1874 Academy 12 Sept. 306/1 Mr. G. A. Simcox, in an article on Art and Antiquarism, considers the difficulties in the way of restoring old churches. 2005 T. Ornan Triumph of Symbol v. 131 This tendency accords well with the Late Babylonian sense of antiquarism revealed in imagery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1658 |
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