Formalist
Pronunciation : Form"al*ist
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. formaliste.]
Definition : Defn: One overattentive to forms, or too much confined to them; esp., one who rests in external religious forms, or observes strictly the outward forms of worship, without possessing the life and spirit of religion. As far a formalist from wisdom sits, In judging eyes, as libertines from wits. Young.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913