neomedievalism

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noun

The belief that the political order of the modern globalized world is analogous to high-medieval Europe, where states and the church participated in complex, overlapping and incomplete sovereignties.

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Meanings

nounneomedievalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableinternational relationsThe belief that the political order of the modern globalized world is analogous to high-medieval Europe, where states and the church participated in complex, overlapping and incomplete sovereignties.
  2. uncountableliteratureThe postmodern use of texts and tropes from the Middle Ages.
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neomedievalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neomedievalism

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Chicago

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