CONVENTIONALISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

Synonyms:

convention; conventionalism; conventionality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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)