say it: FAWR-muh-lahyzd
formalized is an adjective meaning "concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)". It carries 2 recorded senses.
concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)
“highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'”
religion · art
given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for formalized come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.