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noun
A theory that events are influenced by historical conditions, rather than by people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The use of historical styles in contemporary art.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: art, arts
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
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noun
a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hypothesis, possibility, theory
History
Calque of German Historismus, historic + -ism.
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