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naturalism
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Naturalism
(gcide) | Naturalism \Nat"u*ral*ism\, n. [Cf. F. naturalisme.]
1. A state of nature; conformity to nature.
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2. (Metaph.) 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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3. The theory that art or literature should conform to
nature; realism; also, the quality, rendering, or
expression of art or literature executed according to this
theory.
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4. Specifically: The principles and characteristics professed
or represented by a 19th-century school of realistic
writers, notably by Zola and Maupassant, who aimed to give
a literal transcription of reality, and laid special
stress on the analytic study of character, and on the
scientific and experimental nature of their observation of
life.
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naturalism
(wn) | naturalism
n 1: (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood
in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or
supernatural explanations
2: an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and
writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
[syn: naturalism, realism] |
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naturalism
(encz) | naturalism,naturalismus |
supernaturalism
(encz) | supernaturalism, n: |
naturalismus
(czen) | naturalismus,naturalism |
Preternaturalism
(gcide) | Preternaturalism \Pre`ter*nat"u*ral*ism\, n.
The state of being preternatural; a preternatural condition.
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Supernaturalism
(gcide) | Supernaturalism \Su`per*nat"u*ral*ism\, n.
1. The quality or state of being supernatural;
supernaturalness.
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2. (Theol.) The doctrine of a divine and supernatural agency
in the production of the miracles and revelations recorded
in the Bible, and in the grace which renews and sanctifies
men, -- in opposition to the doctrine which denies the
agency of any other than physical or natural causes in the
case. [Written also supranaturalism.]
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supranaturalism
(gcide) | Supernaturalism \Su`per*nat"u*ral*ism\, n.
1. The quality or state of being supernatural;
supernaturalness.
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2. (Theol.) The doctrine of a divine and supernatural agency
in the production of the miracles and revelations recorded
in the Bible, and in the grace which renews and sanctifies
men, -- in opposition to the doctrine which denies the
agency of any other than physical or natural causes in the
case. [Written also supranaturalism.]
[1913 Webster]Supranaturalism \Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ism\, n.
The state of being supernatural; belief in supernatural
agency or revelation; supernaturalism.
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Supranaturalism
(gcide) | Supernaturalism \Su`per*nat"u*ral*ism\, n.
1. The quality or state of being supernatural;
supernaturalness.
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2. (Theol.) The doctrine of a divine and supernatural agency
in the production of the miracles and revelations recorded
in the Bible, and in the grace which renews and sanctifies
men, -- in opposition to the doctrine which denies the
agency of any other than physical or natural causes in the
case. [Written also supranaturalism.]
[1913 Webster]Supranaturalism \Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ism\, n.
The state of being supernatural; belief in supernatural
agency or revelation; supernaturalism.
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naturalism
(wn) | naturalism
n 1: (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood
in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or
supernatural explanations
2: an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and
writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
[syn: naturalism, realism] |
supernaturalism
(wn) | supernaturalism
n 1: a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding
2: the quality of being attributed to power that seems to
violate or go beyond natural forces [syn: supernaturalism,
supernaturalness] |
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