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PRONUNCIATION OF LITERALISTIC

literalistic  [ˌlɪtərəˈlɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LITERALISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Literalistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LITERALISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of literalistic in the English dictionary

The definition of literalistic in the dictionary is of or relating to the disposition to take words and statements in their literal sense. Other definition of literalistic is of or relating to literal or realistic portrayal in art or literature.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LITERALISTIC


ballistic
bəˈlɪstɪk
evangelistic
ɪˌvændʒɪˈlɪstɪk
fatalistic
ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪk
holistic
həʊˈlɪstɪk
hyperrealistic
ˌhaɪpəˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
idealistic
ˌaɪdɪəˈlɪstɪk
imperialistic
ɪmˌpɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk
individualistic
ˌɪndɪˌvɪdʒʊəˈlɪstɪk
journalistic
ˌdʒɜːnəˈlɪstɪk
kabbalistic
ˌkæbəˈlɪstɪk
materialistic
məˌtɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk
minimalistic
ˌmɪnɪməˈlɪstɪk
nationalistic
ˌnæʃənəˈlɪstɪk
naturalistic
ˌnætʃrəˈlɪstɪk
photojournalistic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌdʒɜːnəˈlɪstɪk
photorealistic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
probabilistic
ˌprɒbəbəˈlɪstɪk
realistic
ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
stylistic
staɪˈlɪstɪk
unrealistic
ˌʌnrɪəˈlɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LITERALISTIC

literacy test
literae humaniores
literal
literal error
literal-minded
literal-mindedness
literalisation
literaliser
literalism
literalist
literalistically
literality
literalization
literalize
literalizer
literally
literalness
literarily
literariness
literary

WORDS THAT END LIKE LITERALISTIC

anachronistic
antagonistic
artistic
autistic
characteristic
deterministic
domestic
floristic
futuristic
heuristic
linguistic
logistic
mechanistic
opportunistic
optimistic
pessimistic
sadistic
simplistic
statistic
synergistic
touristic

Synonyms and antonyms of literalistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «literalistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LITERALISTIC

Find out the translation of literalistic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of literalistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «literalistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

字面
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

literalista
570 millions of speakers

English

literalistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

literalistic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

literalistic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

буквальное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

literalista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

literalistic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

littérale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Literalis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

literalistischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

literalistic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

문자 적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Literalistic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

literalistic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

literalistic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शब्दशः
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

literalistic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

letterale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

literalistic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

буквальне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

literalistă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

literalistic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

letterlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bokstavlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

literalistic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of literalistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LITERALISTIC»

The term «literalistic» is used very little and occupies the 164.934 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LITERALISTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about literalistic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITERALISTIC»

Discover the use of literalistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to literalistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Modern French Philosophy: From Existentialism to Postmodernism
Suppose,for instance, oneisengaged ina theoretical enterprise which elevatesone of the dimensions (usually this is the literalistic dimension)323 overtheothers. Philosophicaland scientific theorizing, as arule,try to operate exclusivelywithinthe ...
Robert J. Wicks, 2013
2
Churchgoing and Christian Ethics
Adults in 1994 were asked whether or not they agreed with the literalistic statement on the Bible. In the BHPS sample as whole 17% strongly agreed/ agreed and 43% disagreed/strongly disagreed. In the BHPS youth sample (aged 11±15) ...
Robin Gill, 1999
3
Catholic Principles for Interpreting Scripture: A Study of ...
Literal Sense and Literalistic Interpretation The Biblical Commission takes care to distinguish the literal sense from literalistic interpretation of Scripture sometimes called "literal". Two kinds of literalism are noted. First, the term, "literal sense", ...
Peter Williamson, 2001
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Christianity and Critical Realism: Ambiguity, Truth and ...
Prior to the modern era, orthodox Christianity had little, if any, comprehension of the option of a positivistic or literalistic reading of Scripture. Traditional exegesis of the Bible was certainly not 'critical' in the sense of being aware of, and ...
Andrew Wright, 2013
5
Three's a Crowd: Pentecostalism, Hermeneutics, and the Old ...
Pentecostal community it has also allowed a literalistic tendency. This pragmatic approach is noted by Pentecostal scholars as a value of the community inherent in its approach to all Bible reading, not just old Testament texts. as wonsuk Ma ...
Jacqueline Grey, 2011
6
Transforming Scriptures: African American Women Writers and ...
What I call literalistic would be "taking away from," which is clearly ignoring the historical, literary, rhetorical, and linguistic contexts of the biblical passage. Kevin J. VanHoozer describes a literalistic reading as "one that insisted on staying on ...
Katherine Clay Bassard, 2011
7
Fallacies: Classical and Contemporary Readings
To this one might reply that what we are exploring is not the semantics of “fallacy” but the logic of fallacy, and so to be too literalistic would be self-defeating. Moreover, even a semantics of “fallacy” would have to admit other cognate terms like ...
Hans V. Hansen, Robert C. Pinto, 1995
8
Tax Avoidance Law in New Zealand (edition 2):
There is some judicial suggestion for the proposition that the analysis of the specific provisions at step one is “literalistic”.18 With respect, while labelling the first step as a “literalistic analysis" enables a neat dividing line to be drawn between ...
James Coleman, 2013
9
The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet Ben Eli the ...
THE LITERALIsTIC IDEAL Yefet's exegetical achievements are well-rooted in this Karaite tradition in that they reflect the ideology of “faithfulness” to the source text, on the one hand, while giving prominent expression to methods of translation ...
Marzena Zawanowska, 2012
10
Handbook for the Study of the Historical Jesus (4 Vols)
This revision to the hypothesis was concurrent with developments in translational theory. Whereas translational theory itself had been dominated by a literalistic method, there came to be recognition that whereas there is literalistic translation,  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITERALISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term literalistic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Alan Storey
It also placed him at odds with the church and those holding a literalistic reading of certain passages of scripture. This culminated in his trial ... «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
2
Some Thoughts on “Retrenchment” in Christian Higher Education
They are becoming less literalistic in their approach to the Bible, not more literalistic. Inerrancy is less tenable, not more tenable. They are ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
Secular Student Society has conference in Columbus
because they taught me a literalistic interpretation,” she said. Prescott, 20, said she spent her high-school years exploring other religions before ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
4
The Abraham Myth
It is time to reject fundamentalist distortions of the Abrahamic narrative just as decisively as we have abandoned literalistic readings of Genesis ... «First Things, Jul 15»
5
How Conservatism Kept Obamacare Alive
So, on one hand, it's a literalistic reading of one phrase. On the other, it's resolving internal contradictions and enabling the law to function. «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
6
Britain Threatens EU Exit Over 3 Little Words in Treaty
“We have a more literalistic approach that affects the way we negotiate and look at the text,” he said. “One of the points Tony Blair used to make ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
7
Can Christians believe in dinosaurs?
But the approach to scripture that many employ seems overly literalistic. Rather than hearing scripture on its own terms – understanding its ... «ChristianToday, Jun 15»
8
Why Nobody Likes Atheists
... they read a translation of a translation, being the only truth, and are very creative at inventing all sorts of yarns to fit their literalistic belief. «PJ Media, Jun 15»
9
SCOTUS: Abercrombie & Fitch Discriminated Against Muslim Job …
Although Justice Scalia didn't say so explicitly in his opinion, Abercrombie's literalistic interpretation of “knowledge” flies in the face of common ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
10
Talking Bout The True Believers
And the most plausible, straightforward, and comprehensive readings tend to be the more literalistic, no matter how self-contradictory the text. «Daily Beast, May 15»

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