Look up: Decadence

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   Decadence
   Phase or branch of Symbolism in 1880s and 1890s and many artists and writers seen as both. Term came into use 1880s eg French journal Le Décadent 1886. Generally refers to extreme manifestations of Symbolism emphasising the spiritual, the morbid and the erotic. Decadents inspired partly by disgust at corruption and rampant materialism of modern wor ...
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   Decadence
   `For the Swedish metal band, see Decadence. For the television documentary see Decadence (SBS TV). For the song by Disturbed, see Decadence.` `See also Decadent movement` `Decadence` can refer to a personal trait and to a state of society. Used to describe a person's lifestyle, it describes a lack of moral and intellectual discipline, or in the COD : `a luxurious self-indulgence`. In a society, it describes corrosive decline due to a perceived e...
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   Decadence
   • (n.) Alt. of Decadency
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   decadence
   a period of decline or deterioration of art or literature that follows an era of great achievement. Examples include the Silver Age of Latin ...
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   Decadence
   Period of art considered destructive of the aesthetic values of an age previously believed perfect. -- L.V.
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