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Meanings of literalism in English
Taking, interpreting, or translating literally some language.
Usage of literalism in English
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And there is a crucial divide, here, between mockery and unblinking literalism.
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The trouble with Islam today is that Muslims have taken literalism mainstream, worldwide.
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Milton's God, however, seems to bring out the inherent absurdity of Western literalism.
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Lyell and Darwin worked by interpretation and interpolation; the catastrophists preached empirical literalism!
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With provoking literalism he gave a critical glance at the bridle.
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Withal, no trace of literalism, of obvious contours or tricky effects.
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With typical military literalism it had been named Fort Forward.
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The Samaritans are particularly relevant to my quest because they lean toward biblical literalism.
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While debunking biblical literalism-withdinner party-ready scriptural quotes-Jacobssimultaneously finds his spirituality renewed.
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The Voetians prided themselves on their literalism, and named Hugo Grotius as their master.
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Hence the reäction of the rationalistic critic against the materialism and literalism of sacred verities.
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But creationism is biblical literalism at its purest, so I need to check it out.
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One way of getting us there is literalism.
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The first is the point about literalism.
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The only crazy quality they had was the literalism that turned rhetorical violence into the real thing.
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If you want to slam Christian biblical literalism, I've noticed, the go-to epithet is "snake handler."
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