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   formalist

   /ˈfɔːməlɪst/

   noun

   • 1. a person who adheres excessively to prescribed forms: "to the strict formalist, the law is the law"
   • ▪ a follower or advocate of the basing of ethics on the form of the moral law without regard to intention or consequences.
   • ▪ an artist who is excessively concerned with form, technique, or symbolism rather than content: "a conventional formalist who would reduce painting to its essential qualities"
   • ▪ an advocate of the treatment of mathematics as a manipulation of meaningless symbols.

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or supporting principles of formalism: "formalist arguments"

   Derivatives

   • 1. formalistic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • F

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   • O

     1

   • R

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   • M

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   • A

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   • L

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   • I

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