medievalism

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəˌlɪzəm/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mē′dē ē′və liz′əm, med′ē-, mid′ē-, mid ē′və-)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
me•di•e•val•ism  (mē′dē ē′və liz′əm, med′ē-, mid′ē-, mid ē′və-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. World Historythe spirit, practices, or methods of the Middle Ages.
  2. World Historydevotion to or adoption of medieval ideals or practices.
  3. World Historya medieval belief, practice, or the like.
Also, mediaevalism. 
  • medieval + -ism 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
medievalism, mediaevalism /ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəˌlɪzəm/ n
  1. the beliefs, life, or style of the Middle Ages or devotion to those
  2. a belief, custom, or point of style copied or surviving from the Middle Ages

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