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conventionalities — index propriety (correctness), protocol (etiquette) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conventionalities — n. rules of conventional social behavior … English contemporary dictionary
Śāntarakṣita — IAST|Śāntarakṣita (Devanagari: शान्तरक्षित) was a renowned 8th Century Indian Buddhist pandit and abbot of Nalanda University. Shantarakshita founded the philosophical school known as the Yogacara Svatantrika Madhyamaka which united the… … Wikipedia
Madhyamākalaṃkāra — Madhyamakalamkara (Sanskrit) Madhyamākalaṃkāra (IAST) (8th century CE) is a Buddhist text held to have been originally composed in Sanskrit by Śāntarakṣita (725–788)[1] but extant in Tibetan. The Tibetan text was translated from the Sanskrit by… … Wikipedia
conventionality — /keuhn ven sheuh nal i tee/, n., pl. conventionalities for 3, 4. 1. conventional quality or character. 2. adherence to convention. 3. a conventional practice, principle, form, etc. 4. conventionalities, conventional rules of behavior. [1825 35;… … Universalium
conventionality — /kənvɛnʃəˈnæləti/ (say kuhnvenshuh naluhtee) noun (plural conventionalities) 1. conventional quality or character. 2. adherence to convention. 3. a conventional practice, principle, form, etc. 4. the conventionalities, the conventional rules of… …
con|ven|tion|al|i|ty — «kuhn VEHN shuh NAL uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. conventional quality or character: »the conventionality of modern life. 2. conventional behavior; adherence to custom: »Conventionality requires people to wear clothes in public. 3. a… … Useful english dictionary
Conventionality — Con*ven tion*al i*ty, n.; pl. {Conventionalities}. The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usages of social life. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Literalism — Lit er*al*ism (l[i^]t [ e]r*al*[i^]z m), n. 1. That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fine Arts) The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stereotyped — Ste re*o*typed, a. 1. Formed into, or printed from, stereotype plates. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Formed in a fixed, unchangeable manner; as, stereotyped opinions. [1913 Webster] Our civilization, with its stereotyped ways and smooth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
