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One who insists on formalities
Answer for the clue "One who insists on formalities ", 9 letters:
ritualist
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Word definitions for ritualist in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 one skilled in ritual 2 one excessively concerned with religious ritual 3 one rigidly adhering to institutional procedures
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ritualist \Rit"u*al*ist\, n. [CF. F. ritualiste.] One skilled un, or attached to, a ritual; one who advocates or practices ritualism.
Usage examples of ritualist.
Charlie, the ritualist, was red in the face, not with shame but with rage.
The Uniteds didn't think they were ritualists, but that was not how it looked to me.