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AUTOTELISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does autotelism mean?
• AUTOTELISM (noun)
The noun AUTOTELISM has 1 sense:
1. belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification
Familiarity information: AUTOTELISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("autotelism" is a kind of...):
belief (any cognitive content held as true)
Derivation:
autotelic (of or relating to or believing in autotelism)
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