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Conventionalism meaning in English
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Conventionalism
see synonyms of conventionalismNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Conventionalism
see synonyms of conventionalismnoun
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
see synonyms of conventionalismadj.
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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