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Definition of: formalism
(fôr′məl·iz′əm) noun
1. Scrupulous observance of prescribed forms, especially in religious worship, social life, art, etc.
2. An instance of such observance.
3. Gestalt or configuration psychology.
—for′mal·ist noun
—for′mal·is′tic adjective
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