naturalism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
noun an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

From natural + -ism. Compare French naturalisme.

Naturalism or realism defined, 25. — Studies in Literature and History, Alfred C., Sir Lyall
The ideas of naturalism and sensibility were wafted hither from the garner of Rousseau. — William Pitt and national revival, J. Holland (John Holland) Rose
'The highest grade of true naturalism is what I am aiming at in house and grounds. — John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein, Frank R. Stockton

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