"literalism" meaning in English

See literalism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: literalisms [plural]
Etymology: From literal + -ism. Etymology templates: {{af|en|literal|-ism}} literal + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} literalism (usually uncountable, plural literalisms)
  1. Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating): letterlijkheid [feminine] (Dutch), kirjaimellinen tulkinta (Finnish), literalismi (Finnish), littéralisme [masculine] (French), dosłowność [feminine] (Polish), буквали́зм (bukvalízm) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-literalism-en-noun-y7~wjmiC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating': 98 2
  2. (art) The style of art portraying a subject as literally and accurately as possible. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-literalism-en-noun-en:arts Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Topics: art, arts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: literalist, letter of the law, metaphrase (english: translation theory), textualism, to the letter

Inflected forms

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