classicism vs arts

classicism and arts both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
classicism	Yes	No	No	No
arts	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, arts is a hypernym of classicism; that is, arts is a word with a broader meaning than classicism:

classicism: a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
arts: studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

Other hypernyms of classicism include artistic style, idiom, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts.

classicism (noun)	arts (noun)
a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms	studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)