Definition of monumentalism in English:
monumentalism
noun mɒnjʊˈmɛnt(ə)lɪz(ə)mˌmɑnjəˈmɛn(t)əˌlɪzəm
mass nounConstruction, especially of buildings, on a grand scale.
Example sentencesExamples
- If this is cultural arrogance, it has perhaps some of its roots in insecurity and takes a tangible form in architectural monumentalism.
- In designing the embassy, the architects were faced with the challenge of finding a symbolically appropriate architectural expression, while refraining from monumentalism.
- This in a time when there was an obsession with structural monumentalism.
- Unfortunately Kelly's plan looks too modest - where's the swaggering monumentalism?
- But the cliff artists easily made up for a lack of monumentalism with sheer abundance.
Definition of monumentalism in US English:
monumentalism
nounˌmänyəˈmen(t)əˌlizəmˌmɑnjəˈmɛn(t)əˌlɪzəm
Construction, especially of buildings, on a grand scale.
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately Kelly's plan looks too modest - where's the swaggering monumentalism?
- This in a time when there was an obsession with structural monumentalism.
- In designing the embassy, the architects were faced with the challenge of finding a symbolically appropriate architectural expression, while refraining from monumentalism.
- But the cliff artists easily made up for a lack of monumentalism with sheer abundance.
- If this is cultural arrogance, it has perhaps some of its roots in insecurity and takes a tangible form in architectural monumentalism.