Primitivist vs Primitivism - What's the difference?
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Exhibiting or practicing primitivism, the advocacy of primitive over refined forms
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The state or quality of being primitive
The opinion that life was better or more moral among primitive peoples, or among children, and has deteriorated with civilization
Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms
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Primitivism is a related term of primitivist.
As nouns the difference between primitivist and primitivism
is that primitivist is a proponent of primitivism while primitivism is the state or quality of being primitive.As an adjective primitivist
is exhibiting or practicing primitivism, the advocacy of primitive over refined forms.primitivist
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*(Primitivism)primitivism
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