conventionalism Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
    conventionality; convention.

WordNet


Con*ven"tion*al*ism noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913