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Webster 1913 Edition

(lĭt′ẽr-al-ĭz’m)

Noun.

That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter.

(Fine Arts)

The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization.

Noun.

That which accords with the letter.

literalism ‎(usually uncountable, plural literalisms)

Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.
(art) The style of art portraying a subject as literally and accurately as possible.