textualism

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textualism

Etymology

textual +‎ -ism

Noun

textualism (countable and uncountable, plural textualisms)

strict adherence to some text, especially to the Bible

a formalist legal theory that interprets based on the ordinary meaning of the legal text

textual criticism, especially that of the Bible

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