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CONFORMISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conformism mean? 

CONFORMISM (noun)
  The noun CONFORMISM has 1 sense:

1. orthodoxy in thoughts and beliefplay

  Familiarity information: CONFORMISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CONFORMISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Orthodoxy in thoughts and belief

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

conformism; conformity

Hypernyms ("conformism" is a kind of...):

orthodoxy (a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conformism"):

conventionality (conformity with conventional thought and behavior)

legalism (strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit)

Antonym:

nonconformism (a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs)

Derivation:

conformist (someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters))


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