单词 | legalism |
释义 | legalism[ lee-guh-liz-uhm ] / ˈli gəˌlɪz əm / nounstrict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit. Theology.
(initial capital letter) (in Chinese philosophy) the principles and practices of a school of political theorists advocating strict legal control over all activities, a system of rewards and punishments uniform for all classes, and an absolute monarchy. Origin of legalismFirst recorded in 1830–40; legal + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM legalismle·gal·ist, nounle·gal·is·tic, adjectivele·gal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby legalismlegal dentistry, legal dictionary, legal eagle, legalese, legal holiday, legalism, legalistic, legality, legalize, Le Gallienne, legal list Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for legalismBritish Dictionary definitions for legalismlegalism / (ˈliːɡəˌlɪzəm) / nounstrict adherence to the law, esp the stressing of the letter of the law rather than its spirit Derived forms of legalismlegalist, noun, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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