Associations to the word «Literalism»

Wiktionary

LITERALISM, noun. Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.
LITERALISM, noun. (arts) The style of art portraying a subject as literally and accurately as possible.

Dictionary definition

LITERALISM, noun. The doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature.
LITERALISM, noun. A disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats