Meanings of belletristic in English

He reduces our Bible to 'mere literature,' to something 'belletristic,' pretty, an artifice, a flimsy, a gutted thing.

Just so Louise, whose father can scarcely find words to express his detestation of the young baron's infernal, belletristic poison.

The worst against him-andthat only in the opinion of the cut-and-driedamong his fellow-scientists ,whoshook their heads doubtfully-hadbeen a certain belletristic tendency.