About The Word Formalism
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Formalism
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What's The Definition Of Formalism?
[n] the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
[n] the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented [n] 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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Formalism: Related Terms | Find terms related to Formalism: See Also | doctrine | ism | pattern | philosophical doctrine | philosophical theory | philosophy | practice | school of thought Formalism In Webster's Dictionary \Form"al*ism\, n.
The practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or
dependence on, external forms, esp. in matters of religion.
Official formalism. --Sir H.
Rawlinson.
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