| 单词 | conventionalism |
| 释义 | conventionalism[ kuhn-ven-shuh-nl-iz-uhm ] / kənˈvɛn ʃə nlˌɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR conventionalism ON THESAURUS.COM nounadherence to or advocacy of conventional attitudes or practices. something conventional, as an expression or attitude. Philosophy. the view that fundamental principles are validated by definition, agreement, or convention. Origin of conventionalismFirst recorded in 1825–35; conventional + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM conventionalisman·ti·con·ven·tion·al·ism, nounWords nearby conventionalismconvenient, convent, conventicle, convention, conventional, conventionalism, conventionality, conventionalize, conventional sign, conventional thoracoplasty, conventional weapon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conventionalismBritish Dictionary definitions for conventionalismconventionalism / (kənˈvɛnʃənəˌlɪzəm) / nounadvocacy of or conformity to that which is established something conventional philosophy a theory that moral principles are not enshrined in the nature of things but merely reflect customary practice philosophy the theory that meaning is a matter of convention and thus that scientific laws merely reflect such general linguistic agreement Derived forms of conventionalismconventionalist, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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