# historicism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #81,406

## Definitions
1. A theory that events are influenced by historical conditions, rather than by people.
2. The use of historical styles in contemporary art.
3. A method of interpretation in Christian eschatology which attempts to associate Biblical prophecies with actual historical events and symbolic beings with historical persons or societies.

## Etymology
Calque of German Historismus, historic + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/historicism