spectacularismn.
Spectacular character or quality.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > spectacular, sensational, or dramatic display > [noun]
stage-work1649
scenery1726
theatricalness1727
dramatizing1808
show1822
theatricality1837
pyrotechny1845
theatricalism1854
sensational1861
sensationalism1862
sensationism1862
theatricism1872
theatricalization1875
dramaticism1878
dramatism1880
spectacularity1883
spectacularism1888
theatre1926
son et lumière1968
1888 G. B. Shaw in Star 18 July 2/4 These are but details, only to be noted at Covent Garden, because so much is there sacrificed to spectacularism on the highest scale.
1931 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. 14 Oct. 6/4 The spectacularism of Noel Coward.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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