Conventionalism
Pronunciation : Con*ven"tion*al*ism
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage. All the artifice and conventionalism of life. Hawthorne. They gaze on all with dead, dim eyes, -- wrapped in conventionalisms, . . . simulating feelings according to a received standart. F. W. Robertson.
2. (Fine Arts)
Defn: The principles or practice of conventionalizing. See Conventionalize, v. t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913