English Dictionary

ruinism

noun

An ideology that leads to the destruction of society. / (art) An enthusiasm for appreciating ruins or sites of destruction.

Ruinism is a philosophy that embraces the beauty of decay and destruction.

意味（1）

An ideology that leads to the destruction of society.

Ignorance, cast, and superstition abound in the south; Unitarianism and socialism in the east; Mormonism, Anarchism, and Romanism in the west; a stupendous race problem in the north; and ruinism both north and south and east and west.

意味（2）

(art) An enthusiasm for appreciating ruins or sites of destruction.

At that time, ruinism actually became an artistic category, in demonstration of the depth of sentiment the ancient glories excited in the viewer's soul.

意味（3）

A prevailing belief in the immanent destruction of society or the environment; an apocalyptic worldview.

Gone are the dark days of myopic ruinism and the primitive huts of fragmented postmodern pessimism. As visionary idealists, we must escape the oppressive grip of cynical postmodern despair ...