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pre-raphaelite brotherhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
pre-raphaelite broth-er-hood
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A group of English painters, poets, and critics formed in 1848, led by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and William Holman Hunt, who rejected the academic art of the Royal Academy to create more sincere, detailed, and morally serious art; they looked for inspiration to Italian art before Raphael, valuing its naturalism, vibrant colors, and symbolism.

Uncountable

Etymology

From pre- + Raphael + -ite and brotherhood. Later known simply as Pre-Raphaelites.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

Pre-Raphaelite Pre-Raphaelism

Synonyms

PRB

Questions

What does pre-raphaelite brotherhood mean?
A group of English painters, poets, and critics formed in 1848, led by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and William Holman Hunt, who rejected the academic art of the Royal Academy to create more sincere, detailed, and morally serious art; they looked for inspiration to Italian art before Raphael, valuing its naturalism, vibrant colors, and symbolism.
Where does pre-raphaelite brotherhood come from?
From pre- + Raphael + -ite and brotherhood. Later known simply as Pre-Raphaelites.

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