literalist
pronunciation
How to pronounce literalist in British English:
UK ['lɪtərəlɪst]
How to pronounce literalist in American English:
US ['lɪtərəlɪst]
Word Origin
- literalist (n.)
- 1640s, from literal + -ist. Related: Literalistic.
Example
- 1. If you 're going to be a strict literalist , there 's nothing wrong with polygamy .
- 2. Nationalist , pan-africanist and marxist movements have been usurped by bible classes of a literalist and aspirational tone .