historicism

[ hi-stawr-uh-siz-uhm, -stor- ]

/ hɪˈstɔr əˌsɪz əm, -ˈstɒr- /

noun

a theory that history is determined by immutable laws and not by human agency.

a theory that all cultural phenomena are historically determined and that historians must study each period without imposing any personal or absolute value system.

a profound or excessive respect for historical institutions, as laws or traditions.

a search for laws of historical evolution that would explain and predict historical phenomena.

Origin of historicism

1890–95; historic + -ism; compare German Historismus

OTHER WORDS FROM historicism

his·tor·i·cist, noun, adjective

Words nearby historicism

historical novel, historical present, historical school, historical sociology, historic episcopate, historicism, historicity, historicize, Historic Places Trust, historied, historiographer

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British Dictionary definitions for historicism

historicism

/ (hɪˈstɒrɪˌsɪzəm) /

noun

the belief that natural laws govern historical events which in turn determine social and cultural phenomena

the doctrine that each period of history has its own beliefs and values inapplicable to any other, so that nothing can be understood independently of its historical context

the conduct of any enquiry in accordance with these views

excessive emphasis on history, historicism, past styles, etc

Derived forms of historicism

historicist, noun, adjective

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单词	historicism
释义	historicism [ hi-stawr-uh-siz-uhm, -stor- ] / hɪˈstɔr əˌsɪz əm, -ˈstɒr- / noun a theory that history is determined by immutable laws and not by human agency. a theory that all cultural phenomena are historically determined and that historians must study each period without imposing any personal or absolute value system. a profound or excessive respect for historical institutions, as laws or traditions. a search for laws of historical evolution that would explain and predict historical phenomena. Origin of historicism 1890–95; historic + -ism; compare German Historismus OTHER WORDS FROM historicism his·tor·i·cist, noun, adjective Words nearby historicism historical novel, historical present, historical school, historical sociology, historic episcopate, historicism, historicity, historicize, Historic Places Trust, historied, historiographer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for historicism historicism / (hɪˈstɒrɪˌsɪzəm) / noun the belief that natural laws govern historical events which in turn determine social and cultural phenomena the doctrine that each period of history has its own beliefs and values inapplicable to any other, so that nothing can be understood independently of its historical context the conduct of any enquiry in accordance with these views excessive emphasis on history, historicism, past styles, etc Derived forms of historicism historicist, noun, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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