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literalism

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Noun
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lit=er=al=ism

CIDE DICTIONARY

literalismn. 
  •  That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

literalism, n. insistence on a literal interpretation; adherence to the letter.

Derivative
literalist n. literalistic adj.

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