Meanings
nounmedievalism (countable and uncountable, plural medievalisms)
plural medievalisms · alternative mediaevalism
- countableuncountableThe state of being medieval.
It is striking, and quite in character with the man, that he [Sir Walter Scott], who had popularised a romantic notion of the Middle Ages, should be a convinced supporter of the railway, which was effectively to destroy the few traces of medievalism that had survived into the society of his time.
1951 February, Michael Robbins, “Sir Walter Scott and Two Early Railway Schemes”, in Railway Magazine, page 90 - uncountableThe study of the Middle Ages.
- countableuncountableA custom or belief from the Middle Ages.
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Translations
Bulgarian медиевистика
- медиевистика (medievistika)the study of the Middle Ages
Finnish medievalismi
- medievalismithe study of the Middle Ages
Greek μεσαιωνισμός
- μεσαιωνισμός (mesaionismós)the study of the Middle Ages
Irish meánaoiseachas
- meánaoiseachasthe study of the Middle Ages
Italian medievalismo
- medievalismothe study of the Middle Ages
Portuguese medievalismo
- medievalismothe study of the Middle Ages
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medievalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medievalism
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“medievalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medievalism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medievalism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medievalism.
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