the theory that social and cultural phenomena are determined by history 历史主义,历史决定论(社会和文化现象由历史决定) ■the belief that historical events are governed by laws 历史事件规律论
the tendency to regard historical development as the most basic aspect of human existence 历史第一主义
(chiefly derogatory)(in artistic and architectural contexts) excessive regard for past styles (主贬)(艺术,建筑)传统崇拜,复古主义
派生 historicist noun 语源
late 19th cent.: from historic, translating German Historismus