Conformity to established rule; customary propriety. Often in depreciative sense, rigid or merely conventional observance of forms.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > acting according to some standard, fashion, etc. > conformity to established rules (15) formality1597 Conformity to established rule; customary propriety. Often in depreciative sense, rigid or merely conventional observance of forms. formula1837 Applied more or less disparagingly, e.g. to rules unintelligently or slavishly followed, to fettering conventionalities of usage, to beliefs held… formulism1838 Adherence to or dependence upon formulas; also, a system of formulas. formularism1927 Rigid adherence to or dependence on formularies. Subcategories:— a procedure (1) — mere conventional observance (6) — one who (3) — being formal (1) |
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