Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

authenticism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-then-ti-cism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A belief in the superiority of the authentic over the inauthentic.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sinclair Lewis claimed that American letters exemplified a divorce of intellectual life from authenticism and reality."
"If performers of Early Music—and especially medieval music—could no longer appeal to an unattainable authenticity, they could nevertheless adhere unabashedly and tenaciously to the values and precepts that spawned authenticism in the first place, namely a comprehension of, and a stalwart respect for, the historical place of their repertoire and the empowerment which accompanies such knowledge."
"Pasternak portrays art as iskusstvo-vran'e, the art that deceives, defending it against Lef's demands for a crude authenticism."

Etymology

From authentic + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: authentic

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

authenticisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

authenticist

Questions

What does authenticism mean?: A belief in the superiority of the authentic over the inauthentic.
Where does authenticism come from?: From authentic + -ism.

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