单词 | primitivism |
释义 | primitivism —primitivist, n. —primitivistic, adj. /prim"i ti viz'euhm/, n. 1. a recurrent theory or belief, as in philosophy or art, that the qualities of primitive or chronologically early cultures are superior to those of contemporary civilization. 2. the state of being primitive: the primitivism of the Stone Age peoples. 3. the qualities or style characterizing primitive art. [1860-65; PRIMITIVE + -ISM] |
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