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LEGALISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does legalism mean?
• LEGALISM (noun)
The noun LEGALISM has 1 sense:
1. strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
Familiarity information: LEGALISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("legalism" is a kind of...):
conformism; conformity (orthodoxy in thoughts and belief)
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