literalism
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Noun [edit]
literalism (usually uncountable; plural literalisms)
- Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.
- (art) The style of art portraying a subject as literally and accurately as possible.
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External links [edit]
- literalism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- literalism in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- literalism at OneLook Dictionary Search
