"naturalism" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-naturalism.wav Forms: naturalisms [plural]
Etymology: From natural + -ism. Compare French naturalisme. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{suffix|en|natural|ism}} natural + -ism, {{cog|fr|naturalisme}} French naturalisme Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} naturalism (countable and uncountable, plural naturalisms)
  1. A state of nature; conformity to nature. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a state of nature; conformity to nature): анатурализм (anatʼuralizm) (Abkhaz), naturalismus [masculine] (Czech), naturalisme [common-gender] (Danish), naturalisme [masculine] (Dutch), naturalismi (Finnish), φυσιοκρατία (fysiokratía) [feminine] (Greek), naturalizmus (Hungarian), natúralismi [masculine] (Icelandic), naturalismo (Ido), naturalismo [masculine] (Italian), naturalisme [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), naturalisme [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), naturalizm [masculine] (Polish), naturalismo [masculine] (Portuguese), naturalism [neuter] (Romanian), натурали́зм (naturalízm) [masculine] (Russian), naturalismo [masculine] (Spanish), natim (Volapük)
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  2. The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  3. (philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-naturalism-en-noun-~zNATvss Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  4. (philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-naturalism-en-noun-Nd4uBFpy Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  5. (art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism, surrealism, or abstract art, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-naturalism-en-noun-4OEgkESY Topics: art, arts
  6. (nonstandard) naturism, nudism, social nudity. Tags: countable, nonstandard, uncountable
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  7. (politics, law) The belief in natural law. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law, Politics
    Sense id: en-naturalism-en-noun-YD3dMTQa Topics: government, law, politics
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          "ref": "2013, Yunxiang Gao, Sporting Gender: Women Athletes and Celebrity-Making during China's National Crisis, 1931–45:",
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    {
      "code": "ab",
      "lang": "Abkhaz",
      "roman": "anatʼuralizm",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "word": "анатурализм"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naturalismus"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "naturalisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naturalisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "word": "naturalismi"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fysiokratía",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "φυσιοκρατία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "word": "naturalizmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "natúralismi"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "word": "naturalismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naturalismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naturalisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naturalisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naturalizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naturalismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
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      "word": "naturalism"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naturalízm",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "натурали́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naturalismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "a state of nature; conformity to nature",
      "word": "natim"
    }
  ],
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}

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