conˈventionaˌlism

British  

/ kənˈvɛnʃənəˌlɪzəm /

noun

1. advocacy of or conformity to that which is established

2. something conventional

3. philosophy a theory that moral principles are not enshrined in the nature of things but merely reflect customary practice

4. philosophy the theory that meaning is a matter of convention and thus that scientific laws merely reflect such general linguistic agreement

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Other Word Forms

• conventionalist noun