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historicist
noun(his-tor-i-cism)
a theory, doctrine, or style that emphasizes the importance of history: such as
historicist
noun(his-tor-i-cism)
a theory in which history is seen as a standard of value or as a determinant of events
historicist
noun(his-tor-i-cism)
a style (as in architecture) characterized by the use of traditional forms and elements
historicist
noun(his-tor-i-cism)
a method of literary criticism that emphasizes the historicity of a text by relating it to the configurations of power, society, or ideology in a given time

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