Thesaurus: conventionalism

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1. n. That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage.
2. n. The principles or practice of conventionalizing. See Conventionalize, v. t.
3. n. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
4. 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.
5. The principles or practice of conventionalizing. SeeConventionalize, v. t.
6. n:100 n orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional