Noun
received wisdom (uncountable)
conventional wisdom
What I am describing is not only a society dominated by corporatist structures, but by the received wisdom of a corporatist atmosphere: one in which the élites are interest-driven, whatever their jobs. And so the society is gradually being redrawn to suit this ethic-free system. John Ralston Saul
It is undoubtedly easier to believe in absolutes, follow blindly, mouth received wisdom. But that is self-betrayal. John Ralston Saul
I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s. Elizabeth McGovern
Most non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom. Tom Bissell
It's received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly. Julie Burchill
In disinformation campaigns, the first stage of planting false news must be followed up with a second stage of making the false news into a familiar presence. ...Clearly, some people were leaving no stone unturned to make this claim part of the received wisdom. Koenraad Elst