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conventionalism

[ kuhn-ven-shuh-nl-iz-uhm ]

noun

  1. adherence to or advocacy of conventional attitudes or practices.
  2. something conventional, as an expression or attitude.
  3. Philosophy. the view that fundamental principles are validated by definition, agreement, or convention.


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Other Words From

  • anti·con·vention·al·ism noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of conventionalism1

First recorded in 1825–35; conventional + -ism

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