literalism
English
Noun
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.
Related terms
See also
- letter of the law
- metaphrase (translation theory)
- textualism
- to the letter
Further reading
- literalism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “literalism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- literalism at OneLook Dictionary Search
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