formalism

formalism is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or dependence on, external forms, esp. in matters of religion. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 19 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or dependence on, external forms, esp. in matters of religion.
2. noun. the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
3. noun. the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
4. noun. (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

Common word forms

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