decadence period

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• decadence — [dek′ədən sēdek′ə dəns; ] also [ di kād′ ns] n. [Fr décadence, a falling away < ML decadentia < prp. of VL * decadere, to fall away < L de , from + cadere, to fall: see CASE1] a process, condition, or period of decline, as in morals, art …   English World dictionary

• Decadence — For other uses, see Decadence (disambiguation). An orgy in Imperial Rome, by Henryk Siemiradzki Decadence can refer to a personal trait, or to the state of a society (or segment of it). Used to describe a person s lifestyle. Concise Oxford… …   Wikipedia

• decadence — /dek euh deuhns, di kayd ns/, n. 1. the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay: Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence. 2. moral degeneration or decay;… …   Universalium

• decadence — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin decadentia, from Late Latin decadent , decadens, present participle of decadere to fall, sink more at decay Date: 1530 1. the process of becoming decadent ; the quality or state of being decadent …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Hellenistic period — This article focuses on the historical aspects of the Hellenistic age; for the cultural aspects see Hellenistic civilisation. The Hellenistic period describes the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great. During this time, Greek… …   Wikipedia

• La Decadència — The early modern period (late 15th or 16th 18th centuries) in Catalan literature and historiography, while extremely productive for Castilian writers of the Siglo de Oro, has been termed La Decadència (Catalan pronunciation: [ɫə ðəkəˈðɛnsiə] …   Wikipedia

• French literature — Introduction       the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …   Universalium

• fascism — /fash iz euhm/, n. 1. (sometimes cap.) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often… …   Universalium

• German literature — Introduction       German literature comprises the written works of the German speaking peoples of central Europe. It has shared the fate of German politics and history: fragmentation and discontinuity. Germany did not become a modern nation… …   Universalium

• Japan — • Called in the language of the country Nihon or Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun), and Dai Nihon or Dai Nippon (Great Japan), situated north west of the Pacific Ocean and east of the Asiatic continent Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Original Sin — • Original sin is (1) the sin that Adam committed; (2) a consequence of this first sin, the hereditary stain with which we are born on account of our origin or descent from Adam. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Original Sin      …   Catholic encyclopedia