con·ven·tion·al (k n-v n sh-nl)adj. 1. Based on or in accordance with general agreement, use, or practice; customary: conventional symbols; a conventional form of address. 2. Conforming to established practice or accepted standards; traditional: a conventional church wedding. 3. a. Devoted to or bound by conventions to the point of artificiality; ceremonious. b. Unimaginative; conformist: longed to escape from their conventional, bourgeois lives. 4. Represented, as in a work of art, in simplified or abstract form. 5. Law Based on consent or agreement; contractual. 6. Of, relating to, or resembling an assembly. 7. Using means other than nuclear weapons or energy: conventional warfare; conventional power plants. con·ven tion·al·ism n.con·ven tion·al·ist n.con·ven tion·al·ly adv. |
conventionalism
a variety of conduct and thought based solely upon the usages, opinions, and practices of one’s own society. — conventionalist, n.
See also: Attitudes
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| Noun | 1. | conventionalism - orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional orthodoxy - the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) ossification, conformity - hardened conventionality |
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