Definition of criticism

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Criticism (n.) The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as, dramatic criticism..

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Critical :: Critical (n.) Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation..
Comment :: Comment (n.) A remark, observation, or criticism; gossip; discourse; talk..
Negative :: Negative (a.) Not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; a negative morality; negative criticism..
Rigid :: Rigid (a.) Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence..
Criticism :: Criticism (n.) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.
Comment :: Comment (v. i.) To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to write annotations; -- often followed by on or upon..
Critique :: Critique (n.) The art of criticism.
Literature :: Literature (n.) The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a particular science or branch of knowledge, or of a given country or period; as, the literature of Biblical criticism; the literature of chemistry..
Castigation :: Castigation (n.) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
Philology :: Philology (n.) Criticism; grammatical learning.
Erudition :: Erudition (n.) The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship..
Critic :: Critic (a.) Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical.
Critique :: Critique (n.) A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and through analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's Critique of Pure Reason..
Animadversion :: Animadversion (n.) Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame.
Textual :: Textual (a.) Of, pertaining to, or contained in, the text; as, textual criticism; a textual reading..
Hypercriticism :: Hypercriticism (n.) Excessive criticism, or unjust severity or rigor of criticism; zoilism..
Aristarchy :: Aristarchy (n.) Severe criticism.
Zoilism :: Zoilism (n.) Resemblance to Zoilus in style or manner; carping criticism; detraction.
Aristarchy :: Aristarchy (n.) Severely criticism.
Review :: Review (n.) A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a criticism; a critique..
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