| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| textualism | strict adherence to a text, esp that of the Bible |
| textualisms | TEXTUALISM, strict adherence to a text, esp that of the Bible |
| textualist | a person learned in, or a strict adherer to, the text, esp of the Bible |
| textualists | TEXTUALIST, a person learned in, or a strict adherer to, the text, esp of the Bible |
| formalism | the practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or dependence on, external forms, esp in matters of religion |
| formalisms | FORMALISM, the practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or dependence on, external forms, esp in matters of religion |
| legalist | strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, esp. to the letter rather than the spirit |
