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Meaning of "Gothicism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GOTHICISM

Gothicism  [ˈɡɒθɪˌsɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOTHICISM

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gothicism is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GOTHICISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gothicism

Gothicismus

Gothicismus, Gothism, or Gothicism is the name given to what is considered to have been a cultural movement in Sweden, centered around the belief in the glory of the Swedish ancestors, originally considered to be the Geats, which were identified with the Goths. The founders of the movement were Nicolaus Ragvaldi and the brothers Johannes and Olaus Magnus. The belief continued to hold power in the 17th century, when Sweden was a great power following the Thirty Years' War, but lost most of its sway in the 18th. It was revitalized by national romanticism in the early 19th century, this time with the Vikings as heroic figures.

Definition of Gothicism in the English dictionary

The definition of Gothicism in the dictionary is conformity to, use of, or imitation of the Gothic style, esp in architecture. Other definition of Gothicism is crudeness of manner or style.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOTHICISM


aestheticism
iːsˈθɛtɪˌsɪzəm
asceticism
əˈsɛtɪˌsɪzəm
Catholicism
kəˈθɒlɪˌsɪzəm
classicism
ˈklæsɪˌsɪzəm
criticism
ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm
cynicism
ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm
eclecticism
ɪˈklɛktɪˌsɪzəm
empiricism
ɛmˈpɪrɪˌsɪzəm
eroticism
ɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm
fanaticism
fəˈnætɪˌsɪzəm
historicism
hɪˈstɒrɪˌsɪzəm
lyricism
ˈlɪrɪˌsɪzəm
mosaicism
məʊˈzeɪɪˌsɪzəm
mysticism
ˈmɪstɪˌsɪzəm
narcissism
ˈnɑːsɪˌsɪzəm
neoclassicism
ˌniːəʊˈklæsɪˌsɪzəm
neuroticism
njʊˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm
romanticism
rəʊˈmæntɪˌsɪzəm
scholasticism
skəˈlæstɪˌsɪzəm
witticism
ˈwɪtɪˌsɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOTHICISM

Goth
Gotha
Gotham
Gothamite
Gothenburg
Gothic
Gothic arch
Gothic Revival
Gothic script
Gothically
Gothicise
Gothiciser
Gothicize
Gothicizer
Gothick
Gothland
Gotland
gotta
gotten
Gottfried von Strassburg

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOTHICISM

agnosticism
Anglicism
anti-Catholicism
athleticism
didacticism
esotericism
exoticism
hermeticism
higher criticism
homoeroticism
literary criticism
monasticism
new criticism
peripateticism
racism
Roman Catholicism
scepticism
self-criticism
skepticism
stoicism
textual criticism

Synonyms and antonyms of Gothicism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Gothicism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOTHICISM

Find out the translation of Gothicism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Gothicism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Gothicism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哥特式
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

goticismo
570 millions of speakers

English

Gothicism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Gothicism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البربرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Gothicism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gothicism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Gothicism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Gothicism
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gothicism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gotik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴシック様式
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Gothicism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gothicism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Gothicism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Gothicism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गॉथिकवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kabalık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Gothicism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gothicism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Gothicism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gothicism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Gothicism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gothicism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Gothicism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gothicism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Gothicism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOTHICISM»

The term «Gothicism» is used very little and occupies the 154.837 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOTHICISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Gothicism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOTHICISM»

Discover the use of Gothicism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Gothicism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Under the Bed Creeping: A Psychoanalytic Approach to ...
By linking a particular stage to each of the aforementioned texts, I highlight various ways that gothic elements, which often build upon conflict and trauma for setting and character development, are crucial in helping both child and adult ...
Michael Robert Howarth, 2007
2
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' and Gothicism
The Gothic novel then, according to Hurley, can help these people in distress by giving concrete shapes to their fears.
Marlissa Gerken, 2007
3
Carlyle and the Economics of Terror: A Study of Revisionary ...
Mary Desaulniers, however, argues that Carlyle's language is a deliberate strategy for revisioning language and places it within an "economics" of representation.
Mary Desaulniers, 1995
4
Edgar Allan Poe: Beyond Gothicism
"Co-published with The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group."
James M. Hutchisson, 2011
5
The Science of the Swastika
been reborn in the light of the full flowering of European Gothicism.10 The picture of the Goths in Gothicism was not the negative stereotype of the Italian humanists , though, but presented the Goths of ancient times, instead, in an idealized ...
Bernard Thomas Mees, 2008
6
Britain, France and the Gothic, 1764-1820: The Import of Terror
In the realms of both politics and aesthetics, Voltaire's provocative critique of Shakespeare's 'Gothicism' also reverberated across France. In 1792, the republican American poet Joel Barlow optimistically anticipated France liberating itself from ...
Angela Wright, 2013
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Accidental Migrations: An Archaeology of Gothic Discourse
Kliger more specifically defines Gothicism as historical justifications of parliamentary prerogative that were "accomplished by three passages in Tacitus' Gernuinia which bore on one point: the king's authority is limited and is to be submitted to ...
Edward H. Jacobs, 2000
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Modern Gothic: A Reader
Laura. Mulvey. The. pre-Oedipal. father: the. Gothicism. of. Blue. Velvet. My starting point is an observation by Stuart Hall: There are many different metaphors in which our thinking about cultural change takes place. These metaphors ...
Victor Sage, Allan Lloyd Smith, 1996
9
Historiography at the Court of Christian IV (1588-1648): ...
Gothicism Dismissed The Germanistic ideology has many points in common with the Swedish Gothicism of Johannes Magnus; both must be seen against the background of the Italian humanistic contempt of northern European barbarity.67  ...
Karen Skovgaard-Petersen, 2001
10
Gothicism & Interpersonal Relationships in Recent Hollywood ...
Three films--"The Silence of the Lambs, The Ninth Gate," and "Interview with the Vampire"--are investigated in this book to reveal what the protagonists have in common and how their characters are altered by the Gothic elements of the story ...
Till Grahl, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOTHICISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Gothicism is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Impact Of The Data Bullet – Annihilator #6 Condenses The Series
... to engage in (Nomax playing the organ with Phantom of the Opera intensity or Hunchback of Notre Dame gothicism is one of my favorites). «Bleeding Cool News, Jun 15»
2
The addictive, hilarious, and endearingly sincere fashion guides of …
Make sure to keep your grades up in school; if they go down, your parents might blame this on your pastel Gothicism.” Check them all out at ... «Quartz, Jun 15»
3
Bloodborne Review
Its Gothicism may be well established through the use of ferocious beasts, crumbling architecture and an intriguing fascination with all things ... «Power Up Gaming, May 15»
4
Act V presents: The Addams Family musical
... Gillian Bradshaw, Matt Peck, Tyler Law and others will be brought out in a fun, light-hearted comedy about family, love and Gothicism. «The Slate Online, Apr 15»
5
Review: Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, V&A
It's an emotion packed in the plump, extravagant feathers of the black swan gown, leather and metal-studded nods to Victorian Gothicism and in ... «The Wharf, Mar 15»
6
Alexander McQueen: Fashion's dark fairytale
And fairytale Gothicism certainly infused the creative vision of this enfant terrible of fashion – just as the Gothic influenced the stories of the ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
7
13 Of March 2015's Best Books To Spring Clean Your Bookshelves …
... Gothicism results instead in a relevant — but thrilling — story of the anxieties and temptations that plague small-town American adolescents. «Bustle, Mar 15»
8
Shifting to the personal: Marilyn Manson's 'The Pale Emperor'
The gothicism of Manson's voice over a bassline and guitar riff of a much more mainstream air makes for a great combination. Although it is ... «Observer Online, Feb 15»
9
dutch lab unveils AKMA steampunk coffee machine based on …
dutch lab, the creator of the steampunk cold drip coffee machine 'gothicism', has unveiled another contraption called 'AKMA'. the name has ... «Designboom, Jan 15»
10
100 Buildings, 100 Years review – 'A battle between modernism and …
The British Museum's sternly Grecian Edward VII gallery of 1914 locked horns with the massive gothicism of Giles Gilbert Scott's Liverpool ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Gothicism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gothicism>. May 2024 ».
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