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1. (n.) naturalism
a literary style combining a deterministic view of human nature and a nonidealistic, detailed observation of events.
2. naturalism
(in a work of art) treatment of forms, colors, space, etc., as they appear or might appear in nature.
3. naturalism
the theory of literary or artistic naturalism.
4. naturalism
Philos.
5. naturalism
the belief that all phenomena are covered by laws of science and that all teleological explanations are therefore without value.
6. naturalism
adherence or attachment to what is natural.
Etymology: (1635–45)
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| Definition of 'naturalism' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) naturalism
(philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
2. (noun) naturalism, realism
an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) naturalism
a state of nature; conformity to nature
2. (noun) naturalism
the doctrine of those who deny a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual influences; also, any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature to a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by one intelligent will
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| Definitions of 'naturalism' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. naturalism
a philosophical term used to denote the resolution of the supernatural into the natural, and its obliteration; the reference of everything to merely natural laws, and the denial of all supernatural interference with them.
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