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legalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | conformism, conformity |
Examples of legalism
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Benedict, a German Vatican bureaucrat, was obsessed with tradition and legalism.
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The Malmedy Massacre Trial is an example of Peter Maguire's strategic legalism.
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Legalism is still alive and well in the church because it seems to make sense.
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Legalism is a pragmaticpolitical philosophy synthesized by Shang Yang and Han Fei.
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Friendliness and graciousness are cast out and a sterile legalism takes their place.
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Legalism survived in a diluted form after the Han Dynasty succeeded the Qin.
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Legalism led me to lose my faith altogether by the time I started college.
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It is commonly associated with legalism, but actually rejects legalism for ritualism.
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For months Chancellor Helmut Kohl tried to turn a mere legalism into votes.
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- Strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
- Legalism, in Christian theology, is a sometimes-pejorative term referring to an over-emphasis on discipline of conduct, or legal ideas, usually implying an allegation of misguided rigour, pride, superficiality, the neglect of mercy, and ignorance of the grace of God or emphasizing the letter of ...
- Legalism, in the Western sense, is an approach to the analysis of legal questions characterized by abstract logical reasoning focusing on the applicable legal text, such as a constitution, legislation, or case law, rather than on the social, economic, or political context. ...
- A philosophy of focusing on the text of written law to the exclusion of the intent of law, elevating strict adherence to law over justice, mercy, grace and common sense; A legal axiom; a statement couched as a proverb expressing a rule of law
- (legalistic) Of a person, following the letter of the law; Of a person, tending to resort to the law, as one who sues frequently; Practicing or characterized by legalism
- (Legalists) Chinese school of political thought; served Qin dynasty and subsequent dynasties; stressed need for the absolute power of the emperor; power enforced through strict application of laws. (p. 104)
- (Legalists) The strictest of Chinese philosophical schools, which advocated strong laws and punishments.
- An ethical system which contains rules for every situation and/or the association of doing good with simply following those rules.
- The view that one is saved by the merit of his own efforts to performs works of the law
