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legalism
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun legalism has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
legalism, n.
Strictness, or the doctrine of strictness, in conforming to law. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
legalism, n.
1 excessive adherence to law or formula.
2 Theol. adherence to the Law rather than to the Gospel, the doctrine of justification by works.
1 excessive adherence to law or formula.
2 Theol. adherence to the Law rather than to the Gospel, the doctrine of justification by works.
Derivative
legalist n. legalistic adj. legalistically adv.
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