English language
Toggle Transcript
literalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | disposition, inclination, tendency |
literalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ism, philosophical system, philosophy, doctrine, school of thought |
Examples of literalism
literalism
In a speech in Paris, France, last week, he spoke out against biblical literalism.
From the newscientist.com
The sort of literalism you engage in would of course be charming in a nine-year-old.
From the economist.com
Textual literalism may be even more recent, especially within Evangelistic currents.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Once again in America, dogmatic biblical literalism trumps modern science.
From the scienceblogs.com
Fundamentalist Christianity is often intertwined with Biblical literalism.
From the en.wikipedia.org
All forms of relativism, and also of literalism and fundamentalism are also rejected.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I appreciate the literalism of Singer's thought on ethics gives it certain strengths.
From the markvernon.com
What's missing is McEwan's prose and ingenuity, which Wright's literalism cannot convey.
From the theatlantic.com
A victory for crushing literalism and scaremongering by the judiciary.
From the guardian.co.uk
- The doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature
- A disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense
- (literalist) A person who adheres to the literal representation of a statement or law; A person who translates text literally
- (Literalist) "One who adheres to the letter or exact word; an interpreter according to the letter." (The Free Dictionary) The term is typically used when Interpreting scriptures.
- (n) 1. A method of Biblical interpretation in which the meaning of each passage is exactly what it states, no more and no less. This is an interesting ideal, but in practice is never observed. 2. ...
