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textualist

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tex⋅tu⋅al⋅ist

  [teks-choo-uh-list]
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–noun
1. a person who adheres closely to a text, esp. of the Scriptures.
2. a person who is well versed in the text of the Scriptures.
Origin:
1620–30; textual + -ist
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tex·tu·al·ism   (těks'chōō-ə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Strict adherence to a text, especially of the Scriptures.

  2. Textual criticism, especially of the Scriptures.

tex'tu·al·ist n.
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