primitivism
- Noun. The state or quality of being primitive.
- Noun. The opinion that life was better or more moral among primitive peoples, or among children, and has deteriorated with civilization.
- Noun. Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms.
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