noun. A fine point of etiquette.

noun. Precise observance of formalities.

noun. A small point.

noun. A nice point, especially in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; also, particularity or exactness in the observance of forms.

noun. A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms.

noun. A fine point in exactness of conduct, ceremony or procedure. Strictness in observance of formalities.

noun. a fine point of etiquette or petty formality

noun. strict observance of formalities

"I was also influenced by religious motives that suggested to me the necessity of living to atone, by my sufferings and sorrow, for the guilt I had incurred in complying with a savage punctilio, which is, I fear, displeasing in the sight of Heaven."

etiquette  honoring  observance  

aestheticism  ceremoniousness  circumspection  courtliness  decorum  

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