Victorianism

noun

Vic·​to·​ri·​an·​ism vik-ˈtȯr-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm 

1

: a typical instance or product of Victorian expression, taste, or conduct

2

: the quality or state of being Victorian especially in taste or conduct

Examples of Victorianism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The urgency in the commemoration of various histories—architectural Victorianism, nineteenth-century middle-class urbanites, Washington’s soldiers, Mohawk ironworkers—corresponds precisely to the need to leave others unmentioned. —Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1