Romanticism
Pronunciation : Ro*man"ti*cism
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [CF. It. romanticismo, F. romantisme, romanticisme.]
Definition : Defn: A fondness for romantic characteristics or peculiarities; specifically, in modern literature, an aiming at romantic effects; -- applied to the productions of a school of writers who sought to revive certain medi He [Lessing] may be said to have begun the revolt from pseudo- classicism in poetry, and to have been thus unconsciously the founder of romanticism. Lowell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913