larpurlartism

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noun

An artistic movement associated with the slogan "art for art's sake".

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounlarpurlartism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn artistic movement associated with the slogan "art for art's sake".

Origin

  1. Frenchl'art pour l'art“art for art's sake”
  2. Englishlarpurlartism

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

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larpurlartism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/larpurlartism

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Chicago

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