Meanings
nounantiquarianism (countable and uncountable, plural antiquarianisms)
plural antiquarianisms · alternative antiquitarianism
- countableuncountableStudy or love of antiques.
- countableuncountableStudy or love of antiquity.
- countableuncountableArchaism.
We cannot tell if we're facing "nonsense" words that she's coining afresh or obsolete, Old English antiquarianisms from before the standardization of spelling.
Jeffrey Jullich, Review of Bed Hangings by Susan Howe, Electronic Poetry Review #2. Retrieved on October 30, 2006
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Origin
- Englishantiquary
- Englishantiquarian
- Englishantiquarianism
From antiquarian + -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek αρχαιογνωσία
- αρχαιογνωσία (archaiognosía)study or love of antiques
Polish antykwarstwo
- antykwarstwostudy or love of antiques
Portuguese antiquarismo
- antiquarismostudy or love of antiques
Russian антиквариани́зм
- антиквариани́зм (antikvarianízm)study or love of antiques
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antiquarianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiquarianism
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