"literalist" meaning in English

See literalist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: literalists [plural]
Etymology: From literal + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|literal|ist}} literal + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} literalist (plural literalists)
  1. A person who adheres to the literal representation of a statement or law. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-literalist-en-noun-pzkBG5vg Disambiguation of People: 35 32 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 11 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 61 14 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 6 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 4 25
  2. A person who translates a text literally. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-literalist-en-noun-bBILiK0X Disambiguation of People: 35 32 33
  3. (art) One who works in the style of literalism. Categories (topical): Art, People
    Sense id: en-literalist-en-noun-n8BMOMT~ Disambiguation of People: 35 32 33 Topics: art, arts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bible literalist Related terms: legalistic, letter of the law

Inflected forms

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