1. devotion to or imitation of medieval ideals, customs, or styles
2. the scholarly study of medieval history, literature, and culture
Usage: academic
3. a medieval characteristic, practice, or belief

Examples

• The Gothic Revival architecture showed a strong influence of medievalism.
• His fascination with medievalism led him to collect suits of armor.
• The university’s medievalism department focuses on manuscripts from the Middle Ages.
• The novel’s medievalism was evident in its chivalric themes and castle settings.
• Some critics argued that the movement’s medievalism was merely romantic nostalgia.
• Her research in medievalism examined courtly love traditions.
• The artist’s medievalism inspired tapestries depicting knights and dragons.