Synonyms for conventionalist
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuh n-ven-shuh-nl |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈvɛn ʃə nl |
Top 10 synonyms for conventionalist
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
- 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
Antonyms for conventionalist
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