legalism

See also: Legalism

English

Etymology

From legal +‎ -ism.

Noun

legalism (countable and uncountable, plural legalisms)

1. The focusing on the text of written law to the exclusion of the intent of law, elevating strict adherence to law over justice, mercy, grace and common sense.
2. (religion) A belief that salvation is attained or maintained by adherence to the requirements of moral law; salvation by works rather than by faith alone.
3. A legal axiom, term or rule.
4. (Chinese philosophy) Alternative letter-case form of Legalism

Antonyms

• antilegalism, anti-legalism
• antinomianism

Related terms

• legalist
• legalistic
• legalistically
• nonlegalism, non-legalism
• prolegalism, pro-legalism

Translations

focusing on text instead of intent

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: legalismi
• French: juridisme (fr) m
• Korean: 법률만능주의(法律萬能主義) (ko) (beomnyulmanneungjuui)
• Polish: legalizm (pl) m
• Spanish: legalismo m

salvation by works

• Finnish: legalismi
• French: juridisme (fr) m
• Korean: 율법주의(律法主義) (yulbeopjuui)

legal axiom, term or rule

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: lakimääräys; lakitermi (term)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• aphorism
• law, Law
• literalism
• Torah
• statism

Anagrams

• Millages, megillas, millages