classicism-supporting
|clas-sic-ism-sup-port-ing|
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/ˈklæsɪsɪzəm səˈpɔrtɪŋ/
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/ˈklæsɪsɪz(ə)m səˈpɔːtɪŋ/
favoring classical style
Etymology
'classicism-supporting' originates from English, formed by combining the noun 'classicism' and the present participle 'supporting'. 'Classicism' itself comes via French 'classicisme' from Latin 'classicus' (from 'classis'), where 'classic-' originally meant 'of a class or rank' or 'first-rate'; 'supporting' derives from the verb 'support', from Old French 'sottenir/soutenir' and Latin roots where 'sub-' meant 'under' and 'tenere' meant 'to hold'.
'classicism' changed from Latin 'classicus' (meaning 'belonging to a class, first-rate') into French 'classicisme' and then into English 'classicism'; 'support' evolved from Old French (e.g. 'soutenir') and Medieval Latin influences into the Middle English verb 'supporten' and the modern English 'support', producing the participle form 'supporting'. The compound 'classicism-supporting' is a modern English formation combining these elements.
Initially, elements of the compound indicated 'belonging to a class' (classic-) and 'to hold up or sustain' (support-); over time these components yielded the modern compound meaning 'favoring or upholding classical principles or styles.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who supports or advocates classicism; used as a noun via conversion from the adjectival compound (see transformation 'classicism-supporter').
As a classicism-supporting in the debate, she argued for restoring the façade to its original classical proportions.
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Adjective 1
favoring or promoting classicism — i.e., supporting classical principles, styles, or ideals in art, architecture, literature, or taste.
The council adopted a classicism-supporting approach to the restoration, insisting on strict adherence to neoclassical forms.
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