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noun- The doctrine that the principles of beauty are basic and that other principles (as of the good or the right) are derived from them. Also: an extensive, singular, or excessive devotion to or emphasis on aesthetic experiences or the search for beauty.

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  • Even the estheticism, which I only included to tease you.
  • We make itjust for fun, estheticism, or anything else but what's this else ?
  • Cross-cultural estheticism: sounds like a nice way to end a year, century or millennium.
  • Thirty years ago, when Oscar Wilde was regarded seriously by some people, there were many who made a cult of estheticism.
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