"legalism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: legalisms [plural]
Etymology: legal + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|legal|ism}} legal + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} legalism (countable and uncountable, plural legalisms)
  1. Focusing on the text of written law to the exclusion of the intent of law, elevating strict adherence to law over justice, mercy, grace and common sense. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (focusing on text instead of intent): legalismi (Finnish), juridisme [masculine] (French), 법률만능주의 (beomnyulmanneungjuui) (alt: 法律萬能主義) (Korean), legalizm [masculine] (Polish), legalismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-legalism-en-noun-90a9frLg Disambiguation of 'focusing on text instead of intent': 57 13 1 28
  2. (religion) A belief that salvation is attained or maintained by adherence to the requirements of moral law; salvation by works rather than by faith alone. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Religion Translations (salvation by works): legalismi (Finnish), juridisme [masculine] (French), 율법주의 (yulbeopjuui) (alt: 律法主義) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-legalism-en-noun-8FlnLsz9 Topics: lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'salvation by works': 6 82 2 9
  3. A legal axiom, term or rule. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (legal axiom, term or rule): lakimääräys (Finnish), lakitermi (english: term) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-legalism-en-noun-LMc4-6lx Disambiguation of 'legal axiom, term or rule': 3 2 90 5
  4. (Chinese philosophy) Alternative letter-case form of Legalism Tags: Chinese, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Legalism Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-legalism-en-noun-MsGe4Qdx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 3 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 22 17 3 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 16 11 11 62 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: legalist, legalistic, legalistically, nonlegalism, non-legalism, prolegalism, pro-legalism, aphorism, law, Law, literalism, Torah, statism

Inflected forms

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