CONVENTIONALISM

conventionality, convention, conventionalism

(noun) orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

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