Associations to the word «Originalism»

Wiktionary

ORIGINALISM, noun. The view that a text should be interpreted according to the intent of its original authors.

Dictionary definition

ORIGINALISM, noun. The belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it.

Wise words

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes