literalism
(-iz′əm)
noun
- the tendency or disposition to take words, statements, etc. in their literal sense
- thoroughgoing realism in art
See literalism in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- Adherence to the explicit sense of a given text or doctrine.
- Literal portrayal; realism.
Related Forms:
- litˌer·al·isˈtic adjective
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