English
excessivism
From excessive + -ism.
Formed from excessive + -ism
Latin cēdō ‘withdraw’
Latin excēdō ‘surpass’
Medieval Latin excessivus
Old French excessif
Middle English excessive
English excessive
Today it means
noun An art movement that expresses itself through various forms. It refers to the contemporary consumer's urge to go beyond what is needed and beyond one's means when acquiring material goods. The works, based on excessive tendencies, are a commentary in and of themselves on materialism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / excessivism