copyism

1. (archaic) A style based on slavish imitation, without character or originality.Examples: "There is no genial infusion of the principles of design, no appeal to the imagination, no initiation into art as such, but only a dry, hard copyism of model drawings, line by line, and shade by shade."archaiccountableuncountable

2. (archaic) plagiarismExamples: "Now, in charging an author, more particularly a poet, with copyism, the resemblance ought surely to be at least as marked as in the foregoing extract."archaiccountableuncountable