estheticism
/ɛsˈθɛtɪsɪzəm/
noun
- A devotion to beauty and the arts, often valuing them above practical or moral concerns.
- Her estheticism meant she spent more time choosing a vase than cooking dinner.
- The writer's estheticism led him to decorate his home with only the finest art.
- In the late 1800s, estheticism became a popular movement in literature and design.