Meanings
nounPetrarchism (countable and uncountable, plural Petrarchisms)
plural Petrarchisms
- countableAny literary work or passage written in this style.
But, overall, Donne's poetry represents an epistemic break with the love clichés so overused by an earlier era; and the poet was often moved to use Platonic equatings of love, beauty, and goodness to breathe new life into old Petrarchisms.
2015, Philip R. Hardie, The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe literary style of Petrarch.
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Catalan petrarquisme
- petrarquismePetrarch's literary style
Dutch petrarkisme
- petrarkismePetrarch's literary style
French pétrarquisme
- pétrarquismePetrarch's literary style
German Petrarkismus
- PetrarkismusPetrarch's literary style
Greek πετραρχισμός
- πετραρχισμός (petrarchismós)Petrarch's literary style
Italian petrarchismo
- petrarchismoPetrarch's literary style
Japanese ペトラルカ主義
- ペトラルカ主義 (Petoraruka-shugi)Petrarch's literary style
Polish petrarkizm
- petrarkizmPetrarch's literary style
Romanian petrarchism
- petrarchismPetrarch's literary style
Russian петрарки́зм
- петрарки́зм (petrarkízm)Petrarch's literary style
Spanish petrarquismo
- petrarquismoPetrarch's literary style
Swedish petrarkism
- petrarkismPetrarch's literary style
Ukrainian петраркі́зм
- петраркі́зм (petrarkízm)Petrarch's literary style
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APA
Petrarchism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrarchism
MLA
“Petrarchism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrarchism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Petrarchism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petrarchism.
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