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le·gal·ism  (lg-lzm)
n.
1. Strict, literal adherence to the law or to a particular code, as of religion or morality.
2. A legal word, expression, or rule.
legal·ist n.
legal·istic adj.
legal·isti·cal·ly adv.
legalism
Noun
strict adherence to the letter of the law
legalist nadj
legalistic adj
legalism
Theology. 1. the doctrine that salvation is gained through good works.
2. the judging of conduct in terms of strict adherence to precise laws. — legalist, n. — legalistic, adj.
See also: Religion
a strict and usually literal adherence to the law. — legalistic, adj.
See also: Law
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Noun1.legalism - strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
conformism, conformity - orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
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Niebuhr hoped that Christianity could aid in the quest for political justice by setting "all propositions of justice under the law of love, [thereby] resolving the fruitless debate between relativists and legalists and [by] creating the freedom and maneuverability necessary to achieve a tolerable accord among men and nations.
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