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Etymology
Etymology tree English formal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English formalist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English formalistic From formalist + -ic.
Meanings
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Formalist.
By 1900, many of the young who grew up in the Hirschian community had dropped out and even among those who remained committed, their religious observance was rather formalistic and arid.
2006 February 28, YM, “Rabbi Wein on Robert Auman and parshas Vayishlach”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most formalistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more formalistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonformalistic · antiformalistic · formalistically
Translations (1)
pl formalistyczny (formalist)