epicismn.

Brit.

/ˈɛpᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈɛpəˌsɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: epic adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < epic adj. + -ism suffix, originally after Spanish epicismo (1770 in the passage translated in quot. 1772).

Somewhat rare.

Epic character, quality, or sensibility.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > narrative poem > [noun] > epic poem > mental habit of epic poet

epicism1772

1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. Pref. 14 You have still something more within you concerning this matter of epicism [Sp. Epicismo], if I may so call it.

1878 T. Sinclair Mount 166 But the lyricism and the balance of epicism in his nature saved him.

1927 Sat. Rev. 24 Sept. 388/2 It [sc. the narrative] is the war in microcosm, its pettiness, but also its epicism.

1995 Irish Times (Nexis) 28 Apr. (Sound & Vision section) 14 There are a few bright, lucid moments, such as the anthemic anathema of Fight This Generation or the eerie, Doors style epicism of Half A Canyon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epicism
释义	epicismn. Brit. /ˈɛpᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈɛpəˌsɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: epic adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < epic adj. + -ism suffix, originally after Spanish epicismo (1770 in the passage translated in quot. 1772). Somewhat rare. Epic character, quality, or sensibility. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > narrative poem > [noun] > epic poem > mental habit of epic poet epicism1772 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. Pref. 14 You have still something more within you concerning this matter of epicism [Sp. Epicismo], if I may so call it. 1878 T. Sinclair Mount 166 But the lyricism and the balance of epicism in his nature saved him. 1927 Sat. Rev. 24 Sept. 388/2 It [sc. the narrative] is the war in microcosm, its pettiness, but also its epicism. 1995 Irish Times (Nexis) 28 Apr. (Sound & Vision section) 14 There are a few bright, lucid moments, such as the anthemic anathema of Fight This Generation or the eerie, Doors style epicism of Half A Canyon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1772
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