形けい式しき主しゅ義ぎ

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

formalism

Refers to an excessive focus on formal rules, procedures, or outward appearances rather than substance, in contexts such as bureaucracy, art, or philosophy.

• 彼かれのやり方かたは形けい式しき主しゅ義ぎに過すぎて、実じっ質しつが伴ともなっていない。

  His approach is too formalistic and lacks substance.

• 形けい式しき主しゅ義ぎ的てきな手て続つづきに時じ間かんを取とられてしまった。

  We wasted time on formalistic procedures.