Definition of "academicism" in İngilizce

noun

1. (classical studies, sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.

2. (art, literature) Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.

3. Speculative thoughts and attitudes.

4. A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.