mimesis has definitions from the fields of fine art,writing,medicine
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[ noun ] the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature

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(John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)

Accordingly , it is the aim of this essay to advance a new theory of imitation ( which I shall call mimesis in_order to distinguish it from earlier theories of imitation ) and a new theory of invention ( which I shall call symbol for reasons to be stated hereafter ) .

The word `` mimesis '' ( `` imitation '' ) is usually associated with Plato and Aristotle .

The Poetics , in affirming that all human arts are `` modes of imitation '' , gives a more serious role to artistic mimesis than did Plato .

For both Plato and Aristotle artistic mimesis , in_contrast_to the power of dialectic , is relatively incapable of expressing the character of fundamental reality .

Artistic mimesis under Christian influence records the involvement of all persons , however humble , in a divine drama .

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imitation

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[ noun ] (medicine) any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease

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disease hysteria

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[ noun ] (fine art,writing) the representation of another person's words in a speech

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