medievalism
noun
medievalism is spelled M-E-D-I-E-V-A-L-I-S-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, medievalism means “The state of being medieval” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of medievalism is medievalisms.
How many letters and syllables are in medievalism?
| Letters | 11: M-E-D-I-E-V-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is medievalism?
Medievalism appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of medievalism
- medievalisms plural
- mediaevalism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does medievalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being medieval.
- 2
The study of the Middle Ages.
- 3
A custom or belief from the Middle Ages.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Medievalism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the study of the Middle Ages:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | medievalismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does medievalism come from?
From medieval + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).