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textualism

[teks-choo-uh-liz-uh m]
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noun

strict adherence to a text, especially of the Scriptures.

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Nearby words

  1. texting,
  2. textlationship,
  3. textspeak,
  4. textual,
  5. textual criticism,
  6. textualist,
  7. textually,
  8. textuary,
  9. textural,
  10. texture

Origin of textualism

First recorded in 1860–65; textual + -ism
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British Dictionary definitions for textualism

textualism

noun

doctrinaire adherence to a text, esp of the Bible
textual criticism, esp of the Bible
Derived Formstextualist, noun, adjective
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