archaism

• archaicism

17th Century, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊσμός (arkhaïsmós, “an antiquated phrase or style”), from ἀρχαίζειν (arkhaízein, “to model one's style upon that of ancient writers”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “old, ancient”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)keɪˌɪzəm/, /ˈɑː(ɹ)kiˌɪzəm/

archaism (countable and uncountable, plural archaisms)

1. The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
2. An archaic word, style, etc.
   • L. Douglas

     He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of archaisms, of your true decadent.

• archaic

• archaism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• archaism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• archaism at OneLook Dictionary Search

• charisma, machairs