Definitions
(philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
Word origin
From natural + -ism. Compare French naturalisme.
Used in a sentence
“More perfect than all in design and technique is a relief of a goat suckling her young, characterised, as it is, not only by naturalism, but also, as Mr. Evans claims, "by a certain ideal dignity and balance."”
“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.”
“"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.”
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