conventionality, convention, conventionalism
(noun) orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
Source: WordNet® 3.1
conventionalism (usually uncountable, plural conventionalisms)
(uncountable) Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior
(countable, obsolete) A conventional act or constraint
(uncountable, philosophy) The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions
Source: Wiktionary
Con*ven"tion*al*ism, n.
1. That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage. All the artifice and conventionalism of life. Hawthorne. They gaze on all with dead, dim eyes, -- wrapped in conventionalisms, . . . simulating feelings according to a received standart. F. W. Robertson.
2. (Fine Arts)
Definition: The principles or practice of conventionalizing. See Conventionalize, v. t.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 June 2025
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
