formulism [fawr-myuh-liz-uh m] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- adherence to or reliance on formulas.
Origin of formulism First recorded in 1830–40; formul(a) + -ism Related formsfor·mu·list, nounfor·mu·lis·tic, adjectiveun·for·mu·lis·tic, adjective Examples from the Web for formulism Historical Examples of formulism
One might say, it is but a piece of Formulism and Scepticism, like the rest.
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
Thomas Carlyle
Heroism was gone forever; Triviality, Formulism and Commonplace were come forever.
Thomas Carlyle
British Dictionary definitions for formulism formulism noun
- adherence to or belief in formulas
Derived Formsformulist, noun, adjectiveformulistic, adjective