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Definition of Literalist
1. n. One who adheres to the letter or exact word; an interpreter according to the letter.
Definition of Literalist
1. Noun. A person who adheres to the literal representation of a statement or law. ¹
2. Noun. A person who translates text literally. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Literalist
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Literalist
Literary usage of Literalist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essays and Reviews by Frederic Henry Hedge (1865)
"And neither should the idealist condemn 'the literalist, nor the literalist assume
the right of 'excommunicating the idealist. They are really fed ' with ..."
2. Essays and Reviews by Frederic Henry Hedge (1862)
"And neither should the idealist condemn the literalist, nor the literalist assume
the right of excommunicating the idealist. They are really fed with the ..."
3. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1861)
"[May, should the idealist condemn the literalist, nor the literalist assume the
... They are really fed with the same truths : the literalist unconsciously, ..."
4. The Doctrine of Sacred Scripture: A Critical, Historical, and Dogmatic by George Trumbull Ladd (1883)
"Let it be asked such a literalist, on what authority he receives this very ...
Such a literalist must answer, "I receive the dogma about the Bible on the ..."
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