Callimacheanism

C3A1L1L1I1M3A1C3H4E1A1N1I1S1M3

noun

The aesthetic philosophy of the ancient Greek poet Callimachus, favoring refined works dealing with small-scale topics over large and prominent ones.

Scrabble 26
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounCallimacheanism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe aesthetic philosophy of the ancient Greek poet Callimachus, favoring refined works dealing with small-scale topics over large and prominent ones.

Origin

From Callimachean + -ism.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French callimachisme
  • callimachismeTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Callimacheanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Callimacheanism

MLA

“Callimacheanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Callimacheanism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Callimacheanism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Callimacheanism.

Source: Callimacheanism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.