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UK
/lˈɪtəɹəlˌɪzəm/
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NOUN
- the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature
- a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense
How To Use literalism In A Sentence
- It has broken free from the literalism of the old black letter lawyers.
- The desire to see the real places in which the fictional Pooh, Rat, Mole, Squirrel Nutkin, and Puck wandered could easily descend into a dreadful literalism.
- Maybe I'm missing the point and insisting on a literalism that isn't there.
- A little naïve in their literalism and earnestness, these works are extremely competent technically.
- Was this a case of literalism taken to impressive but unnecessary lengths? The Times Literary Supplement
- Religious revivalism sometimes took the form of extreme literalism, often termed fundamentalism.
- To keep an eye on things that I am wary of: anti-intellectualism, pseudo-science, lying to children, extremism, scriptural literalism, anti-blasphemy laws and the like. Shira Hirschman Weiss: Why Do Atheists Read the Religion Section?
- As Jew, the notion of literalism is a bit ridiculous to me, as Pshat – the literal interpretation of the Torah – is considered the least of the levels of knowledge. Your Creation Museum Report « Whatever
- Conflating religion with biblical literalism is not an argument, it's a mistake.) Can you love God and feminism? - Feministing
- That is literalism - scientific fundamentalism - a dreadful mental myopia. THE BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD