literalism – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
literalism
n.
adherence to the exact words; adherence to the literal meaning
Literalism
- Biblical literalism in religious fundamentalism
- Qur'anic literalism
- in translation, the principle of aiming at a literal translation
- Literalism (music), a late-20th century method of composing music using physical representations of elements of musical composition to create everything from classical orchestral pieces to apparently formless moments of noise.
literalism
Noun
1. the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature
(hypernym) doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
2. a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense
(hypernym) inclination, disposition, tendency
Literalism
(n.)
The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization.
(n.)
That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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