conventionalism
conventionalism noun: adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.
Noun
conventionalism (usually uncountable, plural conventionalisms)
- Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.
- A conventional act or constraint.
- Having said this, you will not, I trust, suspect me of disliking you for throwing off conventionalisms and speaking to me as a man to a man.1864 March 15, Frederick Denison Maurice, “To ____”, in The Life Of Frederick Denison Maurice, volume 2, →ISBN, page 478
- The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions.
- Skepticism arrives at conventionalism by way of the claims that the conditions on evidential support cannot be satisfied […] but that we must have beliefs in order to carry on.2026 October 2, (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 140, number 3, →DOI
Forms of conventionalism
| plural | conventionalisms |
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Origin of conventionalism
From conventional + -ism.
Questions about conventionalism
- What does conventionalism mean?
- Conventionalism means adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.
- What part of speech is conventionalism?
- Conventionalism is a noun.
- What is the plural of conventionalism?
- The plural of conventionalism is conventionalisms.
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