Academicism
/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/noun
A style, doctrine, or tendency associated with academic standards, conventions, or formalism.
Did you know?Academicism ultimately traces back to Plato’s Academy, which was named for a hero cult site outside Athens—so one of the world’s most “intellectual” words began in a place tied to myth and sacred landscape.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Gk
Akadēmeia
“The Academy, Plato’s school near Athens, named after the hero Akadēmos”
Late Latin
Latin
academia
“A philosophical school or place of learning”
Old French
OF
academie
“A learned society or school”
16th Century
English
academy
“A school or learned institution”
19th Century
English
academicism
“Adherence to academic principles or conventions”