textualism

Noun

Strict adherence to a text, especially to the Bible.
A formalist legal theory that interprets based on the ordinary meaning of the legal text.
Textual criticism, especially that of the Bible.

Origin / Etymology

From textual + -ism.

Scrabble Score: 19

textualism is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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textualism is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

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