romantism

noun

ro·​man·​tism

rōˈman‧ˌtizəm

plural -s

: romanticism

moonshine romantism idealizing slave-holding aristocrats

—J. F. Dobie

Word History

Etymology

French romantisme, from romantique + -isme -ism

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

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