Definition of "naturalism" in İngilizce

noun

1. A state of nature; conformity to nature.

2. The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences.

3. (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.

4. (philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics

5. (art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism, surrealism, or abstract art, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment.

6. (nonstandard) naturism, nudism, social nudity.

7. (politics, law) The belief in natural law.