formalism /ˈfoɚməˌlɪzəm/ noun Learner's definition of FORMALISM
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: a method, style, way of thinking, etc., that shows very careful attention to traditional forms and rules形式主义 — formalist
/ˈfoɚməlɪst/ noun, plural formalists [count] — formalist
or formalistic /ˌfoɚməˈlɪstɪk/ adjective [more formalist; most formalist]