literalism

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literalism - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Literalism \Lit"er*al*ism\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*al*[i^]z'm), n.
     1. That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting
        literally; adherence to the letter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Fine Arts) The tendency or disposition to represent
        objects faithfully, without abstraction,
        conventionalities, or idealization.
        [1913 Webster]

literalism - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  literalism
      n 1: the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or
           literature
      2: a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense