medievalism
Etymology
From medieval + -ism.
medievalism means the state of being medieval. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
noun
- The state of being medieval.“It is striking, and quite in character with the man, that he [Sir Walter Scott], who had popularised a romantic notion of the Middle Ages, should be a convinced supporter of the railway, which was effectively to destroy the few traces of medievalism that had survived into the society of his time.”
- The study of the Middle Ages.
- A custom or belief from the Middle Ages.