: a doctrine that the principles of beauty are basic to other and especially moral principles
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: devotion to or emphasis on beauty or the cultivation of the arts
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebLocke came of age amid a Victorian wave of gay aestheticism that looked to classical art as inspiration for a new homosexual identity. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2022 There is some sort of atavistic aestheticism embedded in the French soul. Janet Malcolm, The New Yorker, 14 July 2022 But that quasi-documentary principle also puts his willful aestheticism under sharp scrutiny. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 May 2022 Mandel infuses her novel with traditional aestheticism. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2022 The line is also the perfect tag for the provocateur’s particular brand of 20th-century aestheticism.New York Times, 17 Feb. 2022 The movie’s sublime aestheticism contrasts ironically with the degradation resulting from Biswambhar’s passion for music. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2021 Kandinsky, determined to counter French aestheticism with modes that were both earthier and less tied to observation, quickly attracted allies and followers. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021 There’s an ethical heft in the sacrifice, shaming mere aestheticism. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021 See More