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41literalism — noun the literal interpretation of words. Derivatives literalist noun literalistic adjective …
42pedantic — adjective a pedantic interpretation of the rules Syn: overscrupulous, scrupulous, precise, exact, perfectionist, punctilious, meticulous, fussy, fastidious, finicky; dogmatic, purist, literalist, literalistic, formalist; casuistic, casuistical,… …
43literalism — /ˈlɪtrəlɪzəm/ (say litruhlizuhm), /ˈlɪtərəlɪzəm/ (say lituhruhlizuhm) noun 1. adherence to the exact letter or the literal sense, as in translation or interpretation. 2. a peculiarity of expression resulting from this. 3. exact representation or… …
44literalism — [lit′ər əliz΄əm] n. 1. the tendency or disposition to take words, statements, etc. in their literal sense 2. thoroughgoing realism in art literalist n. literalistic adj …
45literalism — n. insistence on a literal interpretation; adherence to the letter. Derivatives: literalist n. literalistic adj …
46scribism — ˈskrīˌbizəm noun ( s) Etymology: scribe (I) + ism 1. : the doctrines and activities of the Jewish scribes in the time of Christ 2. : internal authoritarianism and literalistic legalism (as in religion) …
47literalistically — adverb see literalistic * * * literalistˈically adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑literal …
48MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY — MAIMONIDEAN CONTROVERSY, a vast complex of disputed cultural, religious, and social problems, focusing around several central themes. Some of the elements of this controversy considerably antedate maimonides (1135–1204); and of the questions… …
49OR AKIVA — (Heb. אוֹר עֲקִיבָא; Light of R. Akiva ), immigrant development town in the northern Sharon, 1½ mi. E. of caesarea . Construction of the town began in 1951 with the aim of providing permanent housing for the inhabitants of the Caesarea ma barah… …
50SHEKHINAH — (Heb. שְׁכִינָה; lit. dwelling, resting ), or Divine Presence, refers most often in rabbinic literature to the numinous immanence of God in the world. The Shekhinah is God viewed in spatio temporal terms as a presence, particularly in a this… …
