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noun
A state of nature; conformity to nature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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noun
A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism, surrealism, or abstract art, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: art, arts
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noun
naturism, nudism, social nudity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, nonstandard, uncountable
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The belief in natural law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, law, politics
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noun
(philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
noun
an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: realism
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Broader terms: artistic movement, art movement
History
From natural + -ism. Compare French naturalisme.
Across languages
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