Term: formalism: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications
Broader: philosophical doctrine: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy | Unrelated: mount: a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
Broader: philosophical doctrine: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy | Unrelated: tramontane: a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean
Broader: philosophical doctrine: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy | Unrelated: proprietary colony: a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)
Broader: philosophical doctrine: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy | Unrelated: tympanuchus: prairie chickens
Broader: philosophical doctrine: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy | Unrelated: wholeheartedness: undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm
Broader: philosophical doctrine: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy | Unrelated: hyalinization: the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline
Broader: philosophical doctrine: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy | Unrelated: floor lamp: a lamp that stands on the floor
Broader: philosophical doctrine: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy | Unrelated: starlight: the light of the stars
Broader: philosophical doctrine: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy | Unrelated: bicycle clip: a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain
Broader: philosophical doctrine: a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy | Unrelated: colonic irrigation: a water enema given to flush out the colon