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naturalism
English
Etymology
From natural +? -ism. Compare French naturalisme.
Noun
naturalism (countable and uncountable, plural naturalisms)
- A state of nature; conformity to nature.
- The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences.
- (philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
- (philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
- (art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism or surrealism, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment.
- (nonstandard) naturism, nudism, social nudity.
- 2002, Ishvara, Oneness in Living: Kundalini Yoga, the Spiritual Path, and the Intentional Community, p. 133:
- In most of the world nudity is prohibited. Where it is not, such as where "Nudism" and "Naturalism" prevails, it is usually the main thing going on.
- 3 December 2002, Corey Michaels, "Area 51 Shocker" in Weekly World News:
- "In the early 1950s, naturalism was seriously studied by the U.S. military, the concept being that exercising in the nude, as the ancient Greek generals did, was good for both the body and the mind," Seacrest reveals.
- 2013, Yunxiang Gao, Sporting Gender: Women Athletes and Celebrity-Making during China's National Crisis, 1931–45:
- Besides progressive trends from the West, defenders of naturalism also called attention to "primitive" minorities who, like innocent children, were construed as effortless practitioners of naturalism with physical strength and beauty.
- 2002, Ishvara, Oneness in Living: Kundalini Yoga, the Spiritual Path, and the Intentional Community, p. 133:
- (politics, law) The belief in natural law.
Related terms
- naturalist
Usage notes
- Referring to nudism or naturism as naturalism has been considered an error for several decades. [1]
Translations
References
- naturalism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Further reading
- "naturalism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 216.
Romanian
Etymology
From French naturalisme
Noun
naturalism n (uncountable)
- naturalism
Declension
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nation
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: n?'sh?n, IPA(key): /?ne??.??n/, /?ne??.??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n, -e???n
Etymology 1
From Middle English nacioun, nacion, from Old French nation, nacion, nasion (“nation”), from Latin n?ti?nem, accusative of (g)n?ti? (“nation, race, birth”) from (g)n?tus, past participle stem of (g)n?sc? (“to be born”). Displaced native Middle English theode, thede (“nation”) (from Old English þ?od), Middle English burthe (“birth, nation, race, nature”), Middle English leod, leode, lede (“people, race”) (from Old English l?od). Compare Saterland Frisian Nation (“nation”), West Frisian naasje (“nation”), Dutch natie (“nation”), German Low German Natschoon (“nation”). German Nation (“nation”), Danish nation (“nation”), Norwegian Bokmål nasjon (“nation”), Norwegian Nynorsk nasjon (“nation”), Swedish nation (“nation”).
Noun
nation (plural nations)
- A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
- (international law) A sovereign state.
- (chiefly historical) An association of students based on its members' birthplace or ethnicity.
- (obsolete) A great number; a great deal.
Usage notes
- (British) Following the establishment of the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, England, Scotland and Wales are normally considered distinct nations. Application of the term nation to the United Kingdom as a whole is deprecated in most style guides, including the BBC, most newspapers and in UK Government publications. Northern Ireland, being of less clear legal status, generally remains a province.
Synonyms
- (nationality, people group, race or kindred): thede (archaic or obsolete)
- (association of students): student nation
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
Etymology 2
Probably short for damnation.
Noun
nation
- (rare) Damnation.
Adverb
nation
- (rare, dialectal) Extremely, very.
References
- "Notable and Quotable," Merriam Webster Online Newsletter (November, 2005) [1] (as accessed on December 23, 2005).
Anagrams
- Tonian, anoint
Danish
Etymology
From Latin n?ti? (“birth, people”), derived from the verb n?scor (“to be born”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [na??o?n]
Noun
nation c (singular definite nationen, plural indefinite nationer)
- a nation, a people with a common identity, united in history, culture or language
- a nation, a country that is a politically independent unity
Inflection
References
- “nation” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
From Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, borrowed from Latin n?ti?nem, accusative singular of n?ti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.sj??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
nation f (plural nations)
- nation
Derived terms
Anagrams
- tonnai
Further reading
- “nation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French nacion.
Noun
nation f (plural nations)
- nation
Descendants
- French: nation
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nat??u?n/
Noun
nation c
- a nation, a nationality, a people
- a nation, a country, a state
- a union or fraternity of students from the same province
Declension
Related terms
- Förenta nationerna
- nationaldag
- nationalism
- nationalist
- nationalitet
- nationell
- Nationernas förbund
- nationshus
- nationsliv
- studentnation
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