Naturalism

['nætʃ(ə)rəlɪz(ə)m] or ['nætʃrəlɪzəm]

Definition

(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.

Checked by Bonnie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A state of nature; conformity to nature.

(n.) The doctrine of those who deny a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual influences; also, any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature to a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by one intelligent will.

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