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formalism

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: formalism

1
 n
the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
2
 n
(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
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: formalism
1

n the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms

Type of:
pattern, practice
a customary way of operation or behavior
2

n (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

Type of:
philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy

n the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented

Antonyms:
imitation
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
Type of:
doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
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