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literalist

literalist noun: a person who adheres to the literal representation of a statement or law.

Noun

literalist (plural literalists)

  1. A person who adheres to the literal representation of a statement or law.
  2. A person who translates a text literally.
  3. One who works in the style of literalism.

Forms of literalist

pluralliteralists

Origin of literalist

From literal + -ist.

Words formed from literalist

Questions about literalist

What does literalist mean?
Literalist means a person who adheres to the literal representation of a statement or law.
What part of speech is literalist?
Literalist is a noun.
What is the plural of literalist?
The plural of literalist is literalists.

Words near literalist in the dictionary

  1. literalisers
  2. literalises
  3. literalising
  4. literalism
  5. literalisms
  6. literalist
  7. literalistic
  8. literalistically
  9. literalists
  10. literalities
  11. literality

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