legalism vs conformity

legalism and conformity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
legalism	Yes	No	No	No
conformity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, conformity is a hypernym of legalism; that is, conformity is a word with a broader meaning than legalism:

Other hypernyms of legalism include conformism.

legalism (noun)	conformity (noun)
strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit	acting according to certain accepted standards
	hardened conventionality
	correspondence in form or appearance
	orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
	concurrence of opinion