regressionism

noun

regressionism

noun

Etymology From regression + -ism.

1

A tendency toward regression.

Like a museum, the home aims at freezing and conserving an image of the past in a display of collectibles. Maupassant's description of Zola's bedroom exemplifies this historical regressionism […]1999, Didier Maleuvre, Museum Memories: History, Technology, Art, page 115:

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