formulismn.
/ˈfɔːmjᵿlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈfɔrmjəˌlɪzəm/ Adherence to or dependence upon formulas; also, a system of formulas.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > acting according to some standard, fashion, etc. > conformity to established rules
formality1597
formula1837
formulism1838
formularism1927
1838 London & Westm. Rev. 31 461 A cause of formulism and shallowness, because involving youth in an education of formulas and trivialities.
1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. viii. 319 The..love of systematizing, which gradually degenerated into every species of contemptible formulism.
1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 603/1 The whole of this complex theory is ruled by a mathematical formulism of triad, hebdomad, etc.
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