Edwardianism noun3 •The culture and social climate of the Edwardian era, especially when viewed as a peaceful and romantic golden age of country houses and garden parties.On the domestic scene, the cultural fabric was a mixture of British Edwardianism and U.S. Progressivism; these were both a blessing and a burden in Russell's life. — 1993 •The literary and artistic styles of the Edwardian era.The modernist intimations accruing as doubts about Rickie's sentimental Edwardianism also undermine Forster's own “sober” Edwardianism. — 1997 •A phrase or habit characteristic of the Edwardian era. formsEdwardianisms