naturalism

noun

1. 1

   A state of nature; conformity to nature.

2. 2

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

3. 3

   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. 4

   A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics

5. 5

   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.

6. 6

   Naturism, nudism, social nudity.