Gon·go·rism /ˈgɑŋgəˌrɪzəm/



 Gon·go·rism n. An affected elegance or euphuism of style, for which the Spanish poet Gongora y Argote (1561-1627), among others of his time, was noted.
    Gongorism, that curious disease of euphuism, that broke out simultaneously in Italy, England, and Spain.    --The Critic.
    The Renaissance riots itself away in Marinism, Gongorism, Euphuism, and the affectations of the Hôtel Rambouillet.    --J. A. Symonds.

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