sticklerism
English
Etymology
stickler + -ism
Noun
sticklerism (uncountable)
- (derogatory) The behaviour of a stickler; inflexible adherence to rules.
- 2009 June 10, Dwight Garner, “For Those Who Like Danger, the Home Book of Things Not to Try at Home”, in New York Times:
- “We, the intellectually curious, may soon find ourselves trapped in a pen, fenced in by rule-bound sticklerism and overzealous concern for our personal safety, unless we exercise our civil liberties and our curiosity,” he declaims.
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Synonyms
- fascism (fig.)