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literalist

noun

Etymology

From literal + -ist.

  1. derived from littera
  2. derived from litteralis
  3. derived from literal
  4. inherited from literal
  5. suffixed as literalist — “literal + ist”

Definitions

  1. A person who adheres to the literal representation of a statement or law.

  2. A person who translates a text literally.

  3. One who works in the style of literalism.

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Derived

bible literalist, literalistic

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA