Associations to the word «Literalism»
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Wiktionary
LITERALISM, noun. Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.
LITERALISM, noun. (arts) The style of art portraying a subject as literally and accurately as possible.
Dictionary definition
LITERALISM, noun. The doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature.
LITERALISM, noun. A disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense.
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.