naturalism

English

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Etymology

Confer French naturalisme.

Noun

naturalism (uncountable)

1. A state of nature; conformity to nature.
2. Metaphaphoric: The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual influences
3. (philosophy) 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.
4. (philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
5. (art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as Romanticism or Surrealism, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic, idealistic, or even supernatural treatment.
6. naturism, social nudity.

Translations

a state of nature; conformity to nature

Czech: naturalismus (cs) m. Danish: naturalisme (da) Dutch: naturalisme (nl) m.

Portuguese: naturalismo (pt) m. Russian: натурализм (ru) (naturalízm) m. Volapük: natim (vo)

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References

• naturalism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913