Etymograph

English

larpurlartism

Larpurlartism comes from French l'art pour l'art ‘art for art's sake’.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentl'art pour l'art‘art for art's sake’
  2. Englishtodaylarpurlartism

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentl'art pour l'art‘art for art's sake’
  2. Englishtodaylarpurlartism

Formed from -ism

Today it means

noun An artistic movement associated with the slogan "art for art's sake".

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French l'art pour l'art / larpurlartism