academicism |
in the arts, rigid adherence to accepted and traditional forms. |
acceptance |
the state of being accepted by others; approval. [1/4 definitions] |
acceptation |
the generally accepted meaning of a word, phrase, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
adoptable |
able to be adopted; able to be officially accepted or taken on as one's own, esp. as one's own child or one's pet. |
adventurism |
impetuous, irresponsible acts or policies, esp. by a government or someone in power, in defiant violation of commonly accepted norms of behavior. |
apocrypha |
(cap.) a group of fourteen books of the Old Testament that are rejected by Judaism, and considered by Protestants as uncanonical, eleven of which are accepted by the Roman Catholic Church. [1/2 definitions] |
assumed |
accepted without question; presumed. [1/2 definitions] |
authoritative |
accepted as correct, true, or reliable as a source of information; official. [1/2 definitions] |
axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. [2 definitions] |
barbarism |
a use of words that violates accepted standards. [1/3 definitions] |
barbarous |
violating accepted word usage. [1/3 definitions] |
belief |
a notion or idea accepted as true, esp. a religious doctrine. [1/3 definitions] |
belong |
to be accepted as part of a group; fit in. [1/4 definitions] |
big lie |
a gross falsity, distortion, or misrepresentation that becomes widely accepted through constant repetition and elaboration (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
canon1 |
a generally or universally accepted standard, principle, or criterion, or a set of these. [1/5 definitions] |
canonical |
accepted as standard or authoritative. [1/3 definitions] |
claim |
to state (something) as true although not proven or universally accepted to be true; assert, contend. [2/8 definitions] |
convention |
a practice or procedure that is established by usage and widely accepted; custom. [1/4 definitions] |
conventional |
adhering closely to accepted customs and standards. [1/3 definitions] |
counterculture |
the values and way of life of any group of people who reject the accepted values and traditions of society, esp. those who reject materialism, war, and cultural regimentation by the elite classes. |
custom |
an accepted or traditional practice, either of an individual or a social group. [1/8 definitions] |