Definitions

1. noun

a style of writing characterized by elaborate and ornate language, especially in the 17th-century Spanish literature of Luis de Góngora.

“The professor lectured on the complexities of Baroque literature, including the poetical style of gongorism.”

2. noun

a highly elaborate and ornate style of writing or speaking, often characterized by complexity and difficulty of understanding.

“The academic paper employed a style of gongorism that left the readers bewildered.”