literalism

lit·er·al·ism (l

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1. Adherence to the explicit sense of a given text or doctrine.

2. Literal portrayal; realism.

liter·al·ist n.

liter·al·istic adj.

literalism [ˈlɪtərəˌlɪzəm]

1. the disposition to take words and statements in their literal sense

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) literal or realistic portrayal in art or literature

literalist n

literalistic adj

literalistically adv

literalism

1. fundamentalism.
2. Scripturalism. — literalist, n., adj.

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Noun	1.	literalism - the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
	2.	literalism - a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

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But even in its newly expanded form, which reinserts a number of the comic's key scenes, Snyder's fan boy fidelity comes across as pointlessly worshipful literalism with nothing fresh to say.

Embalming the watchmen by Suderman, Peter / Reason

Brainy music that is actually about how the brain functions, one dizzies at the literalism.

It's complicated: navigating the mind with Sholi by Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo / The Fader

We are committed to providing leadership within a reformed denomination where people can come with their post-modern perspectives, their questions and their doubts and still stumble into the grace of God made known in that most courageous of teachers who challenged biblical literalism within his own tradition without apology, Jesus the Christ.

The P in PCC, part four by Aicken, Allen; Hincke, Karen; Klassen, Annemarie; Klassen, Harry; Patterson, Brenda; Patterson, Jim; / Presbyterian Record

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