/mee'dee ee"veuh liz'euhm, med'ee-, mid'ee-, mid ee"veuh-/ , n.
1. the spirit, practices, or methods of the Middle Ages.
2. devotion to or adoption of medieval ideals or practices.
3. a medieval belief, practice, or the like.
Also, mediaevalism .
[ 1850-55; MEDIEVAL + -ISM ]