Formalist

//ˈfɔɹml̩ˌɪst//

Synonyms for "formalist" (80 found)

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Translations

20 translations across 10 languages.

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Catalan

3 entries
  • formalista adj (of or pertaining to formalism)
  • formalista noun (overly formal person)
  • formalista noun (advocate of formalism)

Dutch

2 entries
  • formalistisch adj (of or pertaining to formalism)
  • formalist noun (overly formal person)

Finnish

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  • formalistinen adj (of or pertaining to formalism)

French

3 entries
  • formaliste adj (of or pertaining to formalism)
  • formaliste noun (overly formal person)
  • formaliste noun (advocate of formalism)

German

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  • Formalist noun (overly formal person)

Polish

4 entries
  • formalista noun (overly formal person)
  • formalista noun (advocate of formalism)
  • formalistka noun (overly formal person)
  • formalistka noun (advocate of formalism)

Portuguese

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  • formalista noun (overly formal person)

Romanian

1 entries
  • formalist adj (of or pertaining to formalism)

Russian

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  • формали́ст noun (overly formal person)

Spanish

3 entries
  • formalista adj (of or pertaining to formalism)
  • formalista noun (overly formal person)
  • formalista noun (advocate of formalism)

Sample sentences

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The Besht preached that the simple man, imbued with native faith and able to pray fervently and wholeheartedly with a sense of joy in his heart, was nearer and dearer to God than the learned but joyless formalist spending his whole life in the study of Talmud.

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