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The Collaborative International Dictionary
conformism

conformism \conformism\ n. 1. orthodoxy in thoughts and belief.

Syn: conformity.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
conformism

1890, "tendency or need to conform" to some group standard, from conform + -ism. In religion, from c.1902. In geology from c.1912. Modern, general sociological sense (social conformism) popularized from c.1948.

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conformism

n. A willingness to conform; conformity

WordNet
conformism

n. orthodoxy in thoughts and belief [syn: conformity] [ant: nonconformity]

Usage examples of "conformism".

He concludes that the establishment of shutaisei in Japan is especially difficult because of, among other reasons, the cultural and social forces of conformism and communalism that envelop the individual.