formalism
English Thesaurus
1. the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | pattern, practice, |
| definition | : | a customary way of operation or behavior (noun.act) |
2. the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented (noun.cognition)
3. (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 (noun.cognition)
| domain category | : | philosophy, |
| definition | : | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics (noun.cognition) |
4. the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms (noun.act)
| derivation | : | formalised, formalistic, formalized, |
| definition | : | concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art) (adj.pert) |
5. the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented (noun.cognition)
| antonym | : | imitation, |
| definition | : | the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations (noun.cognition) |
6. the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms (noun.act)
| derivation | : | formalised, formalistic, formalized, |
| definition | : | concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art) (adj.pert) |
7. the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented (noun.cognition)
| antonym | : | imitation, |
| definition | : | the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations (noun.cognition) |
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