formulism

[ fawr-myuh-liz-uhm ]

noun

1. adherence to or reliance on formulas.

formulism

/ ˈfɔːmjʊˌlɪzəm /

noun

1. adherence to or belief in formulas

Derived Forms

• ˌformuˈlistic, adjective
• ˈformulist, nounadjective

Other Words From

• formu·list noun
• formu·listic adjective
• unfor·mu·listic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of formulism¹

First recorded in 1830–40; formul(a) + -ism

Example Sentences

Language defies such two-plus-two-equals-four formulism.

From Washington Post

Heroism was gone forever; Triviality, Formulism and Commonplace were come forever.

From Project Gutenberg

Formulism, Pagan Popeism, and other Falsehood and corrupt Semblance had ruled long enough: and here once more was a man found who durst tell all men that God’s world stood not on semblances but on realities; that Life was a truth, and not a lie!

From Project Gutenberg

One might say, it is but a piece of Formulism and Scepticism, like the rest.

From Project Gutenberg

It is equivalent to what we call Formulism, and Worship of Formulas, in these days of ours.

From Project Gutenberg