formalism

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Noun formalism has 3 senses

formalism - the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
--₁ is a kind of doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
Antonyms: imitation
formalism - (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
--₂ is a kind of philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
formalism - the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
--₃ is a kind of practice, pattern

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