Aestheticism

Pronunciation: /ˈɛsθɛtɪkˈɪzəm/

Aestheticism (noun)

  1. A belief that beauty and style matter more than moral rules or practical results.
  2. A way of creating art or writing mainly to show beauty, not to teach lessons or solve problems.
  3. A historical movement that valued beauty in art and life, often linked with late 1800s writers and artists.

Examples

  • Aestheticism can ignore morals in favor of beauty.
  • The critic disliked aestheticism because it valued beauty over morals.