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 standard.
F. W. Robertson.
2. (Fine Arts) The principles or practice of conventionalizing. See Conventionalize, v. t.
Conventionalist
(Con*ven"tion*al*ist), n.
1. One who adheres to a convention or treaty.
2. One who is governed by conventionalism.
Conventionality
(Con*ven`tion*al"i*ty) n.; pl. Conventionalities The state of being conventional; adherence
to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usages
of social life.
Conventionalization
(Con*ven`tion*al*i*za"tion) n. (Fine Arts) (a) The act of making conventional. (b)
The state of being conventional.
Conventionalize
(Con*ven"tion*al*ize) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conventionalized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Conventionalizing.]
1. To make conventional; to bring under the influence of, or cause to conform to, conventional rules; to
establish by usage.
2. (Fine Arts) (a) To represent by selecting the important features and those which are expressible in
the medium employed, and omitting the others. (b) To represent according to an established principle,
whether religious or traditional, or based upon certain artistic rules of supposed importance.
Conventionalize
(Con*ven"tion*al*ize) v. i. (Fine Arts) To make designs in art, according to conventional
principles. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t., 2.
Conventionally
(Con*ven"tion*al*ly), adv. In a conventional manner.
Conventionary
(Con*ven"tion*a*ry) a. Acting under contract; settled by express agreement; as, conventionary
tenants. [Obs.] R. Carew.
Conventioner
(Con*ven"tion*er) n. One who belongs to a convention or assembly.
Conventionist
(Con*ven"tion*ist) n. One who enters into a convention, covenant, or contract.
Conventual
(Con*ven"tu*al) a. [LL. conventualis: cf. F. conventuel.] Of or pertaining to a convent; monastic.
"A conventual garb." Macaulay.
Conventual church, a church attached or belonging to a convent or monastery. Wordsworth.
Conventual
(Con*ven"tu*al), n. One who lives in a convent; a monk or nun; a recluse. Addison.
Converge
(Con*verge") v. i. [imp. & p. p. Converged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Converging ] [Pref. con-
+ L. vergere to turn, incline; cf. F. converger. See Verge, v. i.] To tend to one point; to incline and
approach nearer together; as, lines converge.
The mountains converge into a single ridge.
Jefferson.
