epithyme

/ɛpɪˈθaɪmi/ or /ɛpɪˈθɪmi/

Definitions

1. noun

A feeling of nostalgia for a time or place that one has never known, especially a romanticized version of the past.

“She had an epithyme for the Victorian era, often decorating her home with antique furnishings and lace curtains.”

Synonyms

  • nostalgia
  • romanticism
  • wistfulness

Antonyms

  • contemporaneity
  • presentism