Textualist (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a person who adheres closely to a text, especially of the Scriptures.
  2. a person who is well versed in the text of the Scriptures.
  3. a person who adheres to the doctrine that a legal document or statute should be interpreted by determining the relatively objective ordinary meaning of its words and phrases: Justice Hugo Black took a literal reading of the Bill of Rights, leading to his reputation as a textualist.
Textualist (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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