miltonism

Etymology

From Milton + -ism.

miltonism means the literary style of John Milton (1608–1674), English poet. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why this word is great

MILTONISM — [Noun] A word, phrase, or the distinctive literary style characteristic of the English poet John Milton. From the proper name Milton (referring to John Milton) + the suffix -ism (forming nouns of practice, system, or characteristic). Unlike "Miltonic" (which evokes the adjective's broad, atmospheric grandeur) or "Spenserianism" (which recalls a deliberate, chivalric archaism), a Miltonism is a precise, granitic block quarried from his architectural mind. It is the Latinate sonority of "darkness visible," the polysyllabic heft of "archangel ruined," or the serpentine syntax of a clause uncoiling across a dozen lines—a style so authoritative it feels like a natural law, the fossilized strain of a language bent to justify the ways of God, until one realizes that to speak this way now is to build ruins.

noun

The literary style of John Milton (1608–1674), English poet.
A word or phrase coined by John Milton.