Noun
One who adheres to the letter or exact word; an interpreter according to the letter.
Source: Webster's dictionaryLived religion is a very different thing from strict textual analysis. Very few people of any faith live their lives as literalist interpretations of scripture. Mohsin Hamid
Rose seeks self-serving passages from the book of etiquette much as a biblical literalist (or the devil) finds convenient passages in scripture to justify their actions. Source: Internet
But took it, and said we are going to attach this, have this literalist interpretation, to settling Israel, the biblical land of Israel, or Palestine. Source: Internet
Another approach taken by some Christians, however, is to suggest that Paul wasn’t a “literalist” when it came to Adam, but understood him figuratively. Source: Internet
Like many young men across the country, Imran Ali believes that his salvation lies in wearing the garb of religiosity, in becoming part of the swelling ranks of religious groups and parties that command allegiance to literalist interpretations of Islam. Source: Internet
These are ideologically motivated millenarians, ahistorical in their approach and literalist in their outlook. Source: Internet