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Definitions for: Conventionalism [n] orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
Webster (1913) Definition: Con*ven"tion*al*ism, n.
1. That which is received or established by convention or
arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the
fashion, tradition, or usage.
All the artifice and conventionalism of life.
--Hawthorne.
They gaze on all with dead, dim eyes, -- wrapped in
conventionalisms, . . . simulating feelings
according to a received standart. --F. W.
Robertson.
2. (Fine Arts) The principles or practice of
conventionalizing. See Conventionalize, v. t.
Synonyms: convention, conventionality
Antonyms: unconventionality
See Also: conformity, orthodoxy, ossification
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