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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-ven-shuh-nl
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈvɛn ʃə nl

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Définition of conventionalist

Origin :
  • late 15c., "of the nature of an agreement," from Late Latin conventionalis "pertaining to convention or agreement," from Latin conventionem (see convention). Meaning "of the nature of a convention" is from 1812, now rare; "established by social convention" is from 1761; that of "following tradition" is from 1831; that of "non-nuclear" is from 1955. Realted: Conventionality; conventionally.
  • As in right-winger : noun conservative
  • As in rightist : noun conservative
  • As in traditionalist : noun conservative
  • As in conformist : noun person in agreement
  • As in conservative : noun person who is cautious, moderate; an opponent of change
Example sentences :
  • He would have been a conventionalist and epicurean, unless he had been a seer.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 » by Various
  • You're only a conventionalist, like everybody else—you're not a moralist.
  • Extract from : « Sally Bishop » by E. Temple Thurston
  • Sometimes, they force the re-baptism of infants by the conventionalist cur, and shoot at the traditional father.
  • Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 3 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
  • It was evident John Grier's act was thought by the conventionalist to be a wicked blunder.
  • Extract from : « Carnac's Folly, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
  • Romme (brother of the Conventionalist, principal author of the Calendar) laid the foundations of our very important science.
  • Extract from : « The Sea » by Jules Michelet
  • The son of a Conventionalist who had not favored the King's death.
  • Extract from : « Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z » by Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe

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