CONVENTIONALISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conventionalism mean? 

• CONVENTIONALISM (noun)
  The noun CONVENTIONALISM has 1 sense:

1. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

  Familiarity information: CONVENTIONALISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONVENTIONALISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

convention; conventionalism; conventionality

Hypernyms ("conventionalism" is a kind of...):

orthodoxy (the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion))

Attribute:

conventional (following accepted customs and proprieties)

unconventional (not conforming to accepted rules or standards)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conventionalism"):

conformity; ossification (hardened conventionality)