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Classicism vs Individualism - What's the difference?

classicism | individualism |

As nouns the difference between classicism and individualism

is that classicism is (uncountable) all the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient greece and rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion while individualism is the tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.

classicism

English

Noun

(wikipedia classicism)
  • (uncountable) All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion.
  • (uncountable) Classical scholarship.
  • (countable) A Latin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence.

    • individualism

    English

    (wikipedia individualism)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.
  • The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.

    • Antonyms

    * collectivism * statism

    References

    * OED2 English words suffixed with -ism