conventionalism

[kuh n-ven-shuh-nl-iz-uh m] /kənˈvɛn ʃə nlˌɪz əm/
noun
1.
adherence to or advocacy of conventional attitudes or practices.
2.
something conventional, as an expression or attitude.
3.
Philosophy. the view that fundamental principles are validated by definition, agreement, or convention.
Origin
1825-35; conventional + -ism
Related forms
anticonventionalism, noun
British Dictionary definitions for conventionalism

conventionalism

/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
Derived Forms
conventionalist, noun