Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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formalism | Yes | No | No | No |
philosophy | Yes | No | No | No |
formalism (noun) | philosophy (noun) |
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the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
(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 | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented | any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation |