ˈ ̷ ̷səˌsizəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: classic (I) + -ism
1.
a. : the principles or the style of classical literature, art, or architecture
b. : classical scholarship
2. : an ancient Greek or Roman word or expression especially in an English context ; also : a word or expression closely akin to the ancient Greek or Roman form
3. : adherence to or practice of the virtues thought to be characteristic of classical art, literature, and in modern times music or to be universally and enduringly valid (as formal elegance and correctness, simplicity, dignity, restraint, order, proportion) — often opposed to romanticism ; compare hellenism