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Definition of Gothicism
1. n. A Gothic idiom.
Definition of Gothicism
1. Noun. The Gothic style in literature or architecture. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gothicism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gothicism
Literary usage of Gothicism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Beginnings of the English Romantic Movement: A Study in Eighteenth by William Lyon Phelps (1893)
"gothicism AND CHIVALRY. I shall give only the briefest notice of the revival of
Gothic tastes and of the renewed interest in Chivalry. ..."
2. An History of Marine Architecture: Including an Enlarged and Progressive by John Charnock (1801)
"... vided a new gothicism does not rear its leaden mace to destroy literature, as
an avowed enemy to its views and designs. As to the particular materials, ..."
3. The Child of Promise: Or, The Isaac of Medicine and Ishmael, the Half by William Mellen Cate (1881)
"... final act which contributed to the placing of the whole Christian world under
the gloom and darkness of the most complete superstition and gothicism. ..."
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