conventionalism Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
conventionality; convention.
WordNet
Con*ven"tion*al*ism noun
Definitions
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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.
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(Fine Arts) The principles or practice of conventionalizing. See Conventionalize , v. t.