Word Study
literal error |
literal interpretation |
literal meaning |
literal minded |
literalise |
literalism
| literalist
| literality
| literalization
| literalize
| literalizer
literalism
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun literalism has 2 senses
- literalism(n = noun.cognition) - the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature; is a kind of doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought
- literalism(n = noun.cognition) - a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense; is a kind of disposition, inclination, tendency
CIDE DICTIONARY
literalism, n.
- That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter. [1913 Webster]
- The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
literalism, n. insistence on a literal interpretation; adherence to the letter.
Derivative
literalist n. literalistic adj.
For further exploring for "literalism" in Webster Dictionary Online
