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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

歴史主義

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rekishi-shugi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Historicism/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"歴史主義は文化現象を歴史的文脈において理解する。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A mode of thinking that emphasizes the importance of historical context, sociocultural conditions, and developmental processes in understanding human institutions, beliefs, and values.

    "His literary analysis is deeply rooted in historicism, examining texts through the specific political lenses of their era."
  2. 2

    In art and architecture, the use of historical styles, motifs, and forms in a way that imitates or echoes past artistic periods.

    "The 19th-century courthouse was a prime example of architectural historicism, blending Gothic and Renaissance revival features."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the German 'Historismus', coined in the 19th century and popularized by thinkers like Leopold von Ranke. The term combines the root 'history' (from Greek 'historia', meaning inquiry or knowledge acquired by investigation) with the suffix '-ism', reflecting a philosophical stance that emphasizes the historical context of cultural and social phenomena.

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