The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization.
That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter.
Noun
the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature
Noun
a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense
n.
That which accords with the letter; a mode of
interpreting literally; adherence to the letter.
n.
The tendency or disposition to represent objects
faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization.
Literalism
That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter.
Usage Examples
So in my freshman year at the University of Alabama, learning the literature on evolution, what was known about it biologically, just gradually transformed me by taking me out of literalism and increasingly into a more secular, scientific view of the world.
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