Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word LITERAL

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Definitions of LITERAL

1. Following the letter or exact words; not free; not taking liberties
2. Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical, and etymonic rather than idiomatic.
3. (theology) (broadly) That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given scripture is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it; (specifically) following the historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation
4. (uncommon) Consisting of, or expressed by, letters (of an alphabet)
5. (of a person) Unimaginative; matter-of-fact
6. (proscribed) Used non-literally as an intensifier; see literally for usage notes.
7. (epigraphy, typography) A misprint (or occasionally a scribal error) that affects a letter.
8. (programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.
9. (logic) A propositional variable or the negation of a propositional variable. ^Wp

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Examples of Using LITERAL in a Sentence

• Abstraction is a process where general rules and concepts are derived from the use and classifying of specific examples, literal (real or concrete) signifiers, first principles, or other methods.
• The term creationism most often refers to belief in special creation: the claim that the universe and lifeforms were created as they exist today by divine action, and that the only true explanations are those which are compatible with a Christian fundamentalist literal interpretation of the creation myth found in the Bible's Genesis creation narrative.
• The term "deed", also known in this context as a "specialty", is common to signed written undertakings not supported by consideration: the seal (even if not a literal wax seal but only a notional one referred to by the execution formula, "signed, sealed and delivered", or even merely "executed as a deed") is deemed to be the consideration necessary to support the obligation.
• It appears to have arisen over theological contentions concerning the meaning, figurative or literal, of a sentence from the Gospel of John: "the Word was made Flesh".
• Though the literal meaning of the words could include anyone who fights for the cause of freedom, in common use it may be restricted to those who are actively involved in an armed rebellion, rather than those who campaign for freedom by peaceful means (though they may use the title in its literal sense).
• Fundamentalism is a tendency among certain groups and individuals that are characterized by the application of a strict literal interpretation to scriptures, dogmas, or ideologies, along with a strong belief in the importance of distinguishing one's ingroup and outgroup,.
• In many known cultures, goddesses are often linked with literal or metaphorical pregnancy or imagined feminine roles associated with how women and girls are perceived or expected to behave.
• One proposed distinction is between the abstract and absolute knowledge (gnosis) and a practical or more literal knowledge (epignosis).
• Halakha is often translated as "Jewish law", although a more literal translation might be "the way to behave" or "the way of walking".
• Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet.
• The Omphalos hypothesis is one attempt to reconcile the scientific evidence that the Earth is billions of years old with a literal interpretation of the Genesis creation narrative, which implies that the Earth is only a few thousand years old.
• Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings.
• The literal meaning of perestroika is "restructuring", referring to the restructuring of the political economy of the Soviet Union, in an attempt to end the Era of Stagnation.
• These groups and individuals often took an approach to Christology that understands Jesus to be human, the literal son of human parents.
• Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character development.
• In it the literal definition is to 'make noise with sabots' as well as 'bungle, jostle, hustle, haste'.
• In law, the expression trial de novo means a "new trial" by a different tribunal (de novo is a Latin expression meaning "afresh", "anew", "beginning again", hence the literal meaning "new trial").
• More generally, if a given manifold is thought of as an embedded submanifold of Euclidean space, then one can picture a tangent space in this literal fashion.
• Familiar English translations are "Mother of God" or "God-bearer" – but these both have different literal equivalents in , and Θεοφόρος respectively.
• In its most literal sense, a melody is a combination of pitch and rhythm, while more figuratively, the term can include other musical elements such as tonal color.

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