historicism
pronunciation
How to pronounce historicism in British English:
UK [hɪˈstɒrɪsɪzəm]
How to pronounce historicism in American English:
US [hɪˈstɔrɪsɪzəm]
Word Origin
- historicism (n.)
- 1895, translating German historismus, from historic + -ism. Given various senses 20c. in theology, philosophy, architecture, etc.
Example
- 1. The discourse of power between new historicism and medio-translatology .
- 2. Especially new historicism theory is greatly concerned about the narrative genre in history .
- 3. His was no narrow historicism : he scorned the idea that the past was a guide to the future .
- 4. Historicism is a very old movement .
- 5. Inductive method , historicism and institutional economic history .