literalist noun. ['lɪt(ǝ)r(ǝ)lɪst] M17.
[formed as LITERALISM + -IST.]
A person who insists on or is given to literal interpretation. Also, in art or literature, a person who depicts or describes things realistically, an exact copyist.

■ litera'listic adjective pertaining to or characteristic of a literalist or literalism L19.

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