naturalism

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

realism fidelity art health animalism literalism creation correspondence precision loyalty attachment authenticity legitimacy honesty adhesion
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Antonyms

dada futurism symbolism idealism enmity modernism
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Hypernyms

art movement philosophical doctrine philosophical theory artistic movement

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Phrases with the word

divine naturalism cosmic naturalism universal naturalism theistic naturalism

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Examples

Already evident was the intense realism or naturalism for which Caravaggio is now famous. Source: Internet

A thoughtful list of careful distinctions regarding the application of empirical science to these issues is found in citation Cognitive naturalism stresses the role of neurological sciences. Source: Internet

Both Putnam and Quine invoke naturalism to justify the exclusion of all non-scientific entities, and hence to defend the "only" part of "all and only". Source: Internet

Campbell (1998), 174 His work comes from the International Gothic style, but he soon eclipsed it, in part through a greater emphasis on naturalism and realism. Source: Internet

Cimabue was a pioneer in the move towards naturalism; his figures were depicted with more lifelike proportions and shading. Source: Internet

Context, p. 22 and Whether ID Is Science, p. 66. That intelligent design is not empirically testable stems from the fact that it violates a basic premise of science, naturalism. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

naturalisation naturalise naturalised naturalist naturalista naturalistic