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Definition of 'literalism'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) literalism
adherence to the exact letter or to the literal sense, as in translation or interpretation.

2. literalism
exact representation or portrayal, without idealization, as in art or literature.

Etymology: (1635–45)

Definition of 'literalism'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) literalism
the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature

2. (noun) literalism
a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense

Definition of 'literalism'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) literalism
that which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter

2. (noun) literalism
the tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization

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