literalism literal • literalist · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · literalism · · Text Latin · · Script 10 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature. · · Noun Definition 1 (noun) a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense. · · Noun Definition 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074