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legalism Definition


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legalism
noun
    1. Strict adherence to the law.
    2. The tendency to observe the letter or form of the law rather than the spirit.
    3. theol.
      The doctrine that salvation depends on strict adherence to the law.
Etymology: 19c: from Latin legalis.



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