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唯美主义
wéi​měi​zhǔ​yì

aestheticism

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唯美主义 唯美主義 wéi​měi​zhǔ​yì
aestheticism
A late-19th-century European literary and artistic movement that promoted "art for art's sake"; it holds that beauty is the only purpose of art, which should remain free from social, moral, or practical concerns.

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