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耽美
It refers to a devotion to beauty above all else, including morality or practicality. It is a key term in late 19th-century literature and art movements.
Examples in context
その小説は耽美的な世界観に満ちている
The novel is filled with an aesthetic worldview.
彼は耽美主義を追求した芸術家だった
He was an artist who pursued aestheticism.
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