Formalist

Definitions

1. An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler
2. An advocate of formalism

Equivalents

Examples

“The Besht preached that the simple man, imbued with native faith and able to pray fervently and wholeheartedly with a sense⟳ of joy in his heart, was nearer and dearer to God than the learned but joyless formalist spending his whole life in the study⟳ of Talmud.”

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