Definition of Conventionalism in English :

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Conventionalism meaning in English

Meaning of Conventionalism in English

Pronunciation of Conventionalism in English

Conventionalism pronunciation in English

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Conventionalism

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Noun

1. convention, conventionalism, conventionality

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism

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noun
1. 
advocacy of or conformity to that which is established
2. 
something conventional
3. philosophy
a theory that moral principles are not enshrined in the nature of things but merely reflect customary practice
4. philosophy
the theory that meaning is a matter of convention and thus that scientific laws merely reflect such general linguistic agreement

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Conventionalism

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adj.
1. Based on or in accordance with general agreement, use, or practice; customary: conventional symbols; a conventional form of address.
2. Conforming to established practice or accepted standards; traditional: a conventional church wedding.
3.
a. Devoted to or bound by conventions to the point of artificiality; ceremonious.
b. Unimaginative; conformist: longed to escape from their conventional, bourgeois lives.
4. Represented, as in a work of art, in simplified or abstract form.
5. Law Based on consent or agreement; contractual.
6. Of, relating to, or resembling an assembly.
7. Using means other than nuclear energy: conventional power plants.
8. Using means other than nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons: conventional warfare.

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