textualism

Noun

Meaning

Strict adherence to a text, especially to the Bible.

(law) A formalist legal theory that interprets based on the ordinary meaning of the legal text.

Textual criticism, especially that of the Bible.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

literalism literalness

Related terms

textualist

Close letter words and terms

textualisable textualisation textualise textualist textualistic textualistically