Formalistic

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Formalist.

    "By 1900, many of the young who grew up in the Hirschian community had dropped out and even among those who remained committed, their religious observance was rather formalistic and arid."

Adjective
  1. 1
    concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art) wordnet

Synonyms

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accordantanalbourgeoiscompulsiveconcordantconformist

Example

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"By 1900, many of the young who grew up in the Hirschian community had dropped out and even among those who remained committed, their religious observance was rather formalistic and arid."

Etymology

From formalist + -ic.

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