Pre-Raphaelite

See also: preraphaelite and préraphaélite

English

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Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

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Alternative forms

• preraphaelite

Etymology

From pre- +‎ Raphael +‎ -ite.

Adjective

Pre-Raphaelite

1. (painting) Of or pertaining to the style called Pre-Raphaelitism.

   Coordinate terms: Pre-Raphaelitism, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, PRB

   a preraphaelite figure

   a preraphaelite landscape

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Derived terms

• preraphaelitish

Translations

of or pertaining to Pre-Raphaelitism

Finnish: prerafaeliittinen Spanish: prerrafaelista

Noun

Pre-Raphaelite (plural Pre-Raphaelites)

1. (art) A member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, the group that founded the artistic movement.
2. (art) One who favors or practices art as it was before Raphael; one who favors or advocates Pre-Raphaelitism.

Translations

advocate of Pre-Raphaelism

Finnish: prerafaeliitti Romanian: prerafaelit (ro) Spanish: prerrafaelista m or f Swedish: prerafaelit (sv) c

References

• “Pre-Raphaelite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.