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1. (noun) formalism
the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented

2. (noun) 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

3. (noun) formalism
the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms

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1. (noun) formalism
the practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or dependence on, external forms, esp. in matters of religion

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