2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Formalism \Form"al*ism\ (f[^o]rm"al*[i^]z'm), n. The practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or dependence on, external forms, esp. in matters of religion. [1913 Webster] Official formalism. --Sir H. Rawlinson. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: formalism n 1: the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented [ant: {imitation}] 2: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications 3: the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
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