formalistn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːməlɪst/,

/ˈfɔːml̩ɪst/, U.S.

/ˈfɔrmələst/

Etymology: < formal adj. + -ist suffix.

A. n.

†1. A formal person, a solemn pretender to wisdom. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > wise man, sage > pretender to wisdom, wiseacre > [noun]

owl1568

tire-brain1589

wiseacre1595

Solonist1607

formalist1612

nodder1625

Solon1631

wiseling1633

self-wiseling1649

sophy1649

Solomon1656

conjurer1668

wisdomship1692

sage1751

wisehead1756

wisebones1894

1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 120 There are in point of wisdome..that doe nothing or little verie solemlie..It is a ridiculous thing..to see what shiftes these formalists have..to make Superficies to seeme body, that hath depth and bulke.

†2. One who formally adheres to the prevailing system; a time-server in religion. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > rule, rubric > [noun] > conformity to > slavish > person characterized by

formalist1609

ritualist1625

ceremonialist1682

rubrician?1734

formalizer1742

rubricist1843

Rit1868

externalist1879

spike1902

1609 G. Downame Treat. Christian Libertie 75 Do not many..thinke themselues the more religious, for refusing obedience..to the lawes, and censure others as formalists and time-seruers?

1632 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 4) iii. iv. i. v. 682 New Priests will haue new ceremonies,..to which euery wise man as a good Formalist should accommodate himselfe.

1632 D. Lupton London & Countrey Carbonadoed (1857) 276 A great Formalist. and an hazardable temporizer.

a. One who is excessively attached to forms; a stickler for fixed rule, etiquette, routine, or ceremonial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > acting according to some standard, fashion, etc. > conformity to established rules > one who

formalist1706

formulist1852

formularist1895

1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Refl. upon Ridicule 183 Those Formalists, who demand Explications of the least ambiguous Word.

1743 E. Young Complaint: Night the Fourth 36 Oh ye cold-hearted, frozen, Formalists! On such a Theme, 'tis impious to be calm.

1819 W. Scott Drama in Encycl. Brit.: Suppl. 4th–6th Eds. III. ii. 668/2 The former may be called the formalist of dramatic criticism.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 19 Nobody..except the solemn formalists at the Spanish embassy, thought his youth an objection to his promotion.

b. One who has the form of religion without the power.

ΚΠ

1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies iii. iv. 47 The Ceremonies are Idols to Formalists.

1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 50 Though the formalist will say, what no decency in Gods worship?

1871 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David II. Ps. xxviii. 1 Mere formalists may be content without answers to their prayers, but genuine suppliants cannot.

†4. Scottish ? An authority on legal forms. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > jurisprudence > [noun] > legal knowledge or skill > one learned in the law > authority on legal forms

formalist1612

1612 Spottiswood Let. in Scot Apol. Narr. (1846) 236 To make choice of my Lord Secretary to be our formalist and adviser of our acts.

5. A follower or advocate of formalism n. 3, 4, 5.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [noun] > theories or branches of > one who holds theory

infinitesimalist1863

momentarian1863

number theorist1912

formalist1913

frequentist1949

game theorist1950

finitist1960

constructivist1979

chaologist1987

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > [noun] > types of > advocate of

formalist1913

society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary world > [noun] > literary movements or theories > adherent of

modernist1703

symbolist1812

romanticist1821

classicist1827

romantic1827

symbolizer1854

archaist1867

realist1868

verist1884

naturalist1888

naturist1892

Teutonist1894

veritist1894

literary theorist1896

neoclassicist1899

social realist1909

futurist1911

postmodernist1914

vorticist1914

postmodern1917

Scythian1923

surrealist1925

populist1930

ultraist1931

socialist-realist1935

lettrist1946

New Negro1953

formalist1955

pre-modernist1962

Scyth1972

dirty realist1987

po-mo1996

1913 tr. L. E. J. Brouwer in Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. XX. 83 For the formalist..mathematical exactness consists merely in the method of developing the series of relations, and is independent of the significance one might want to give to the relations or the entities which they relate.

1926 Encycl. Brit. III. 635/2 The ‘Formalists’ held that the naturalistic theatre was not art, but a soulless attempt to photograph life.

1934 P. A. Markov Soviet Theatre vii. 119 The ‘formalists’..stressed the need for freeing the actor from the bonds of realism or æstheticism.

1941 R. Courant & H. E. Robbins What is Math.? iv. 216 The clash between the intuitionists and the formalists has been much publicized by passionate partisans of these schools.

1954 A. J. Ayer Philos. Ess. ix. 221 The formalist aims to get rid of numbers by construing statements about numbers as statements about signs.

1955 V. Erlich Russ. Formalism i. vi. 95 By focussing sharply on the specific aims and methods of literary scholarship, the Formalists had induced their Marxian opponents to get off the high horse of dialectical generalizations.

1967 A. S. Gillette Introd. Scenic Design xii. 165 The goal of the formalists originally was to return to a completely functional theatre.

1971 Sci. Amer. Aug. 92/2 A Formalist is likely to say that the real-number line is whatever we define it to be.

B. adj.

Of or pertaining to formalism, in various senses; formalistic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [adjective] > conforming to a standard rule > conforming to prescribed forms > merely

fashional?1607

fashionable1608

fashionarya1640

formal1649

pro forma1823

formalistic1856

formalist1900

society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary world > [adjective] > literary movement, school, or theory

classic1743

classical1784

Alexandrian1803

romantic1812

realistic1829

realista1832

romanticist1831

symbolistic1864

symbolistical1864

neo-romantic1875

naturalistic1876

Alexandrine1877

neoclassical1877

veristic1884

impressionistic1886

impressionary1889

romanticistic1889

sensitivist1891

veritistic1894

Félibrian1908

symbolic1910

vorticist1914

Dada1918

Dadaist1918

surrealist1918

postmodernist1926

surrealistic1930

ultraist1931

socialist-realist1935

lettrist1947

social realist1949

social realistic1949

formalist1955

1900 B. Russell Crit. Expos. Philos. Leibniz xiv. 170 But as a method of pursuing philosophy, it had the formalist defect which results from a belief in analytic propositions, and which led Spinoza to employ a geometrical method.

1926 Proc. London Math. Soc. 25 339 I hold that mathematics is part of logic, and so belong to..the logical school as opposed to the formalist and intuitionist schools.

1931 K. E. Kirk Vision of God iii. iii. 132 The characteristic dangers of Judaism..were exactly the dangers that formalist codification tends to foster.

1955 V. Erlich Russ. Formalism i. iii. 47 In Petersburg..the first steps of the Formalist movement were marked by a close alliance with the poetic avant-garde.

1967 G. H. Hamilton Painting & Sculpture in Europe 5 The scope of strictly formalist criticism has undoubtedly been enlarged by surrealism and by the doctrines of social realism.

1970 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 July 787/2 The Formalist philosophy was an exemplary one in several respects.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	formalist
释义	formalistn.adj. Brit. /ˈfɔːməlɪst/, /ˈfɔːml̩ɪst/, U.S. /ˈfɔrmələst/ Etymology: < formal adj. + -ist suffix. A. n. †1. A formal person, a solemn pretender to wisdom. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > wise man, sage > pretender to wisdom, wiseacre > [noun] owl1568 tire-brain1589 wiseacre1595 Solonist1607 formalist1612 nodder1625 Solon1631 wiseling1633 self-wiseling1649 sophy1649 Solomon1656 conjurer1668 wisdomship1692 sage1751 wisehead1756 wisebones1894 1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 120 There are in point of wisdome..that doe nothing or little verie solemlie..It is a ridiculous thing..to see what shiftes these formalists have..to make Superficies to seeme body, that hath depth and bulke. †2. One who formally adheres to the prevailing system; a time-server in religion. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > rule, rubric > [noun] > conformity to > slavish > person characterized by formalist1609 ritualist1625 ceremonialist1682 rubrician?1734 formalizer1742 rubricist1843 Rit1868 externalist1879 spike1902 1609 G. Downame Treat. Christian Libertie 75 Do not many..thinke themselues the more religious, for refusing obedience..to the lawes, and censure others as formalists and time-seruers? 1632 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 4) iii. iv. i. v. 682 New Priests will haue new ceremonies,..to which euery wise man as a good Formalist should accommodate himselfe. 1632 D. Lupton London & Countrey Carbonadoed (1857) 276 A great Formalist. and an hazardable temporizer. 3. a. One who is excessively attached to forms; a stickler for fixed rule, etiquette, routine, or ceremonial. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > acting according to some standard, fashion, etc. > conformity to established rules > one who formalist1706 formulist1852 formularist1895 1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Refl. upon Ridicule 183 Those Formalists, who demand Explications of the least ambiguous Word. 1743 E. Young Complaint: Night the Fourth 36 Oh ye cold-hearted, frozen, Formalists! On such a Theme, 'tis impious to be calm. 1819 W. Scott Drama in Encycl. Brit.: Suppl. 4th–6th Eds. III. ii. 668/2 The former may be called the formalist of dramatic criticism. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 19 Nobody..except the solemn formalists at the Spanish embassy, thought his youth an objection to his promotion. b. One who has the form of religion without the power. ΚΠ 1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies iii. iv. 47 The Ceremonies are Idols to Formalists. 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 50 Though the formalist will say, what no decency in Gods worship? 1871 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David II. Ps. xxviii. 1 Mere formalists may be content without answers to their prayers, but genuine suppliants cannot. †4. Scottish ? An authority on legal forms. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > jurisprudence > [noun] > legal knowledge or skill > one learned in the law > authority on legal forms formalist1612 1612 Spottiswood Let. in Scot Apol. Narr. (1846) 236 To make choice of my Lord Secretary to be our formalist and adviser of our acts. 5. A follower or advocate of formalism n. 3, 4, 5. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [noun] > theories or branches of > one who holds theory infinitesimalist1863 momentarian1863 number theorist1912 formalist1913 frequentist1949 game theorist1950 finitist1960 constructivist1979 chaologist1987 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > [noun] > types of > advocate of formalist1913 society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary world > [noun] > literary movements or theories > adherent of modernist1703 symbolist1812 romanticist1821 classicist1827 romantic1827 symbolizer1854 archaist1867 realist1868 verist1884 naturalist1888 naturist1892 Teutonist1894 veritist1894 literary theorist1896 neoclassicist1899 social realist1909 futurist1911 postmodernist1914 vorticist1914 postmodern1917 Scythian1923 surrealist1925 populist1930 ultraist1931 socialist-realist1935 lettrist1946 New Negro1953 formalist1955 pre-modernist1962 Scyth1972 dirty realist1987 po-mo1996 1913 tr. L. E. J. Brouwer in Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. XX. 83 For the formalist..mathematical exactness consists merely in the method of developing the series of relations, and is independent of the significance one might want to give to the relations or the entities which they relate. 1926 Encycl. Brit. III. 635/2 The ‘Formalists’ held that the naturalistic theatre was not art, but a soulless attempt to photograph life. 1934 P. A. Markov Soviet Theatre vii. 119 The ‘formalists’..stressed the need for freeing the actor from the bonds of realism or æstheticism. 1941 R. Courant & H. E. Robbins What is Math.? iv. 216 The clash between the intuitionists and the formalists has been much publicized by passionate partisans of these schools. 1954 A. J. Ayer Philos. Ess. ix. 221 The formalist aims to get rid of numbers by construing statements about numbers as statements about signs. 1955 V. Erlich Russ. Formalism i. vi. 95 By focussing sharply on the specific aims and methods of literary scholarship, the Formalists had induced their Marxian opponents to get off the high horse of dialectical generalizations. 1967 A. S. Gillette Introd. Scenic Design xii. 165 The goal of the formalists originally was to return to a completely functional theatre. 1971 Sci. Amer. Aug. 92/2 A Formalist is likely to say that the real-number line is whatever we define it to be. B. adj. Of or pertaining to formalism, in various senses; formalistic. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [adjective] > conforming to a standard rule > conforming to prescribed forms > merely fashional?1607 fashionable1608 fashionarya1640 formal1649 pro forma1823 formalistic1856 formalist1900 society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary world > [adjective] > literary movement, school, or theory classic1743 classical1784 Alexandrian1803 romantic1812 realistic1829 realista1832 romanticist1831 symbolistic1864 symbolistical1864 neo-romantic1875 naturalistic1876 Alexandrine1877 neoclassical1877 veristic1884 impressionistic1886 impressionary1889 romanticistic1889 sensitivist1891 veritistic1894 Félibrian1908 symbolic1910 vorticist1914 Dada1918 Dadaist1918 surrealist1918 postmodernist1926 surrealistic1930 ultraist1931 socialist-realist1935 lettrist1947 social realist1949 social realistic1949 formalist1955 1900 B. Russell Crit. Expos. Philos. Leibniz xiv. 170 But as a method of pursuing philosophy, it had the formalist defect which results from a belief in analytic propositions, and which led Spinoza to employ a geometrical method. 1926 Proc. London Math. Soc. 25 339 I hold that mathematics is part of logic, and so belong to..the logical school as opposed to the formalist and intuitionist schools. 1931 K. E. Kirk Vision of God iii. iii. 132 The characteristic dangers of Judaism..were exactly the dangers that formalist codification tends to foster. 1955 V. Erlich Russ. Formalism i. iii. 47 In Petersburg..the first steps of the Formalist movement were marked by a close alliance with the poetic avant-garde. 1967 G. H. Hamilton Painting & Sculpture in Europe 5 The scope of strictly formalist criticism has undoubtedly been enlarged by surrealism and by the doctrines of social realism. 1970 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 July 787/2 The Formalist philosophy was an exemplary one in several respects. 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