Associations to the word «Historicism»

Wiktionary

HISTORICISM, noun. A theory that events are influenced by historical conditions, rather than by people.
HISTORICISM, noun. (arts) The use of historical styles in contemporary art.
HISTORICISM, noun. (theology) A method of interpretation in Christian eschatology which attempts to associate Biblical prophecies with actual historical events and symbolic beings with historical persons or societies.

Dictionary definition

HISTORICISM, noun. A theory that social and cultural events are determined by history.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.