literality

[ lit-uh-ral-i-tee ]

noun,plural lit·er·al·i·ties.

Origin of literality

First recorded in 1640–50; literal + -ity

The threatenings of God's word are invested with a mantle of terrible literality by the facts we have been contemplating.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. Ward
"Not a word," said Colville, glad of getting back to the firm truth again, even if it were mere literality.
Indian Summer | William D. Howells
I shall not attempt to describe it more than I have already done, for the most absorbing wonder of it was its literality.
The Mind of the Artist | Various
But it cannot be unwise to accept in simple literality utterances of Scripture, however they may seem to strike us as strange.
Expositions of Holy Scripture | Alexander Maclaren
The threatenings of God's Word are invested with a mantle of terrible literality by the facts we have been contemplating.
Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith | Robert Patterson

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