"conventionalism" meaning in English

See conventionalism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: conventionalisms [plural]
Etymology: From conventional + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|conventional|ism}} conventional + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} conventionalism (usually uncountable, plural conventionalisms)
  1. (uncountable) Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (Adherence to social conventions): convencionalisme [masculine] (Catalan), sovinnaisuus (Finnish), konventionalismi (Finnish), conventionnalisme [masculine] (French), convenzionalismo [masculine] (Italian), konwencjonalizm [masculine] (Polish), convenționalism [neuter] (Romanian), convencionalismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-conventionalism-en-noun-tzUTEgMF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 11 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 52 6 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 7 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 14 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 11 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 56 8 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 56 8 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 62 7 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 61 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 45 23 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 66 5 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 8 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 56 8 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 53 14 33 Disambiguation of 'Adherence to social conventions': 91 1 8
  2. (countable, obsolete) A conventional act or constraint. Tags: countable, obsolete, usually
    Sense id: en-conventionalism-en-noun-TIE2G1~s Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 14 40
  3. (uncountable, philosophy) The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations ((philosophy)): konventionalismi (Finnish), Konventionalismus [masculine] (German), συμβασιοκρατία (symvasiokratía) [feminine] (Greek), konwencjonalizm [masculine] (Polish), convenționalism [neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-conventionalism-en-noun-UZV0gb~H Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 52 6 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 14 40 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of '(philosophy)': 1 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: conventionalist

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