literalism

Noun

Meaning

That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter.

The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

textualism fidelity accuracy precision realism severity formalism correctness delicacy naturalism exactness fundamentalism dogmatism pedantry sophistry
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Antonyms

design concept device creation fiction inspiration
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Hypernyms

ism philosophy doctrine disposition inclination tendency

Related terms

literalist

Phrases with the word

bible literalism

Examples

So in my freshman year at the University of Alabama, learning the literature on evolution, what was known about it biologically, just gradually transformed me by taking me out of literalism and increasingly into a more secular, scientific view of the world. E. O. Wilson

Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality. Malcolm Boyd

If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying. Krzysztof Kieślowski

The idea of literalism in the Bible is a very new phenomenon. In many ways, it's a product of the scientific revolution. Reza Aslan

Literalism and selective logic with zeal is their modus operandi. Source: Internet

Many Democrats and journalists “get tangled up in policy literalism and boxed out of being able to speak clearly about the political reality that is coming,” wrote TPM’s Josh Marshall. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

literalisation literalise literaliser literalist literalistic literalistically