Ruskin

American  

[ruhs-kin] / ˈrʌs kɪn /

noun

1. John, 1819–1900, English author, art critic, and social reformer.

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Ruskin British  

/ ˈrʌskɪn /

noun

1. John . 1819–1900, English art critic and social reformer. He was a champion of the Gothic Revival and the Pre-Raphaelites and saw a close connection between art and morality. From about 1860 he argued vigorously for social and economic planning. His works include Modern Painters (1843–60), The Stones of Venice (1851–53), Unto this Last (1862), Time and Tide (1867), and Fors Clavigera (1871–84)

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Other Word Forms

• Ruskinean adjective
• Ruskinian adjective

Example Sentences

"We simply don't know the effects in people using these drugs purely for cosmetic purposes," says Simon Cork, senior lecturer in physiology at Anglia Ruskin University in the UK.

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After being recovered and restored, and with a lengthy ownership row settled, it was handed to Coniston's Ruskin Museum last year.

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It was handed over to the Ruskin Museum last year following the resolution of a years-long ownership row with the man who led its restoration.

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But Professor Tanya Horeck, an expert on digital culture and true crime from Anglia Ruskin University, says that social media has given those sentiments massive visibility, and helped them spread.

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In the settlement agreed in January, when he relinquished his claim, Mr Smith paid £25,000 towards the Ruskin Museum's legal costs.

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