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con·ven·tion·al wis·dom
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conventional wisdomnoun
A belief or set of beliefs that is widely accepted, especially one which may be questionable on close examination.
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Conventional wisdom
The conventional wisdom or received opinion is the body of ideas or explanations generally accepted by the public and/or by experts in a field. In religion, this is known as orthodoxy.
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Conventional wisdom
Conventional wisdom is the body of ideas or explanations generally accepted as true by the public or by experts in a field. Such ideas or explanations, though widely held, are unexamined. Unqualified societal discourse preserves the status quo.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of conventional wisdom in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of conventional wisdom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of conventional wisdom in a Sentence
We were alarmed by the growing conventional wisdom in our party that we should stop talking about Trump -- alarmed by that and what was happening to our country.
All the conventional wisdom and research suggests that (Trump) is in very big trouble, but that same research also said he was in a bad position before the 2016 election.
It really flies in the face of conventional wisdom in politics, which is : be scripted, get it right, go back to the same few talking points, now we have a generation who -- not all, but some -- are tearing down those walls and saying,' This is what it looks like to run for office,' and I think that that overall authenticity and transparency only stands to benefit politics.
Conventional wisdom says it just can't be done because it hasn't, the end result, contrary to conventional wisdom, is a pickup truck that handles like a sports car.
The conventional wisdom was that men don’t shop.
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