social conservative

noun

One who favors a specific set of social policies, generally including opposition to birth control, abortion rights, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, and sexual permissiveness, often based on a particular reading of Christian values.

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socontraditionalist
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Meanings

nounsocial conservative (plural social conservatives)

plural social conservatives

  1. CanadaUSOne who favors a specific set of social policies, generally including opposition to birth control, abortion rights, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, and sexual permissiveness, often based on a particular reading of Christian values.

    Synonyms: socon, traditionalist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who favors a specific set of social policies, generally including opposition to birth control, abortion rights, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, and sexual permissiveness, often based on a particular reading of Christian values.

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socontraditionalist
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APA

social conservative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20conservative

MLA

“social conservative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20conservative. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “social conservative,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20conservative.

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