Definition Dictionary

Something accepted as true for the purpose of reasoning, without necessarily having been established.

Agreement with an established rule, pattern, or social expectation.

A preference for preserving established institutions and traditions and approaching change cautiously.

Following established practices or commonly accepted ideas.

Following an established habit or usual practice.

A belief sharply opposed to an established doctrine or accepted view.

Proposed for consideration without being established as fact.

Challenging established beliefs, traditions, or admired institutions.

So firmly established that it cannot reasonably be challenged.

So deeply established that it is difficult to change.

A person who rises in rebellion against established authority.

A violent uprising against an established government or authority.

Long established and habitual, especially of a tendency or person.

Required by a rule, duty, or established expectation.

Conforming to established beliefs, practices, or methods.

Seeming reasonable or believable, though not established as true.

Involving a fundamental change or a large departure from established practice.

To make something firmer, more secure, or more firmly established.

Based on possibilities or conjecture rather than established evidence.

Established, required, or governed by statute.

Seeking or tending to undermine an established system or authority.

To undermine or overturn an established system, authority, or accepted principle.

Strongly committed to preserving established practices or resisting change.

Departure from established beliefs, practices, or accepted conventions.