sticklerism

English

Etymology

stickler +‎ -ism

Noun

sticklerism (uncountable)

1. (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^[1]:

     “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.

Synonyms

• fascism (fig.)