Dilettanteism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of dilettantism. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman."

Example

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"Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman."

Etymology

From dilettante + -ism.

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