Meanings
- uncountableInvention or adaptation of folklore, including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
The German folklorism discourse unraveled the dichotomous premise underlying the definition of folklore that had confined true folklore to communal, preferably peasant settings and excluded materials and groups tainted by the forces of modernity, such as industry or media.
1997, Thomas A. Green, Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and ArtSynonyms: folklorismus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounInvention or adaptation of folklore, including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
Origin
- GermanFolklorismus
- Englishfolklorism
Borrowed from German Folklorismus.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech folklorismus
- folklorismusinvention or adaptation of folklore
Finnish folklorismi
- folklorismiinvention or adaptation of folklore
German Folklorismus
- Folklorismusinvention or adaptation of folklore
Hungarian folklorizmus
- folklorizmusinvention or adaptation of folklore
Polish folkloryzm
- folkloryzminvention or adaptation of folklore
Romanian folclorism
- folclorisminvention or adaptation of folklore
Spanish folclorismo
- folclorismoinvention or adaptation of folklore
Cite this entry
folklorism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folklorism
“folklorism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folklorism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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