Definitionn. strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
Last update: August 17, 2015
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The second path is that which is traced out by the priest-prophet Ezekiel, and is that of legalism, which was destined to secure a permanent place in the life and literature of the Jewish people. [Please select]
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CHAPTER XIII THE STORM GATHERS The foundation of trouble in California at this time was formal legalism. [Please select]
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The writer is ill-equipped to estimate the peculiar value of Roman legalism to mankind. [Please select]
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The leadership which the Virginians thus refused to take fell soon to men of more resolute character who would not let the dead hand of legalism stand between them and their hearts' desires. [Please select]
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In some degree, the situation resembled that which existed in the Holy Roman Empire when a complicated legalism kept grinding away and pretentious forms of authority were maintained, although, meanwhile, there was actual administrative impotence. [Please select]
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