Etymology

larpurlartism

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Today it means: An artistic movement associated with the slogan "art for art's sake". Full definition →

French l'art pour l'art
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  1. French · derived froml'art pour l'art“art for art's sake”
  2. English todaylarpurlartism

From French l'art pour l'art (“art for art's sake”) + -ism.

Words from the same roots

Frenchl'art pour l'art all →

ars gratia artisart for art's sake

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.