A literal truth is a statement or fact that is true exactly as it is stated, without any metaphorical or symbolic interpretation. It is a fact that is objective and accurate in a straightforward manner.
Bibliolatry is fundamentalism in the literal truth of a holy book such as the Bible or the Qur'an.
That some people believe them as literal truth.
a belief in Protestant teachings and the literal truth of the Bible
a belief in Protestant teachings and the literal truth of the Bible
Creationism is the belief that the account of the origin of things given in the Bible is the exact and literal truth.
Those who favor a literal interpretation of the Bible have been unwilling to accept the theory of evolution.There's really no such thing as a literal translation, since most words have connotations that range far beyond the dictionary definition.Journalists are supposed to report the literal truth, and if they feel the need to exaggerate or embellish it, then they should go write fiction instead.As a proofreader I have developed a keen eye for catching literal errors.Tom you are always literal with me,and why?With the kind of music I do you have to be direct and quite literal.
Because they felt it contradicted and called into question the literal truth of the Bible.
"One truth" is a literal English equivalent of the Italian phrase un vero. The pronunciation of the masculine singular phrase -- which also translates as "a truth" -- will be "oon VEY-ro" in Italian.
The Bible is authoritative to those who believe it contains literal or near-literal truth about historical and spiritual matters. # Edit; The Bible is an hypothesis that actually contains a plea that it be accepted as true without question. In so doing it rejects any need for proof and can never be authoritative.
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The Romanian daily newspaper called Adevarul was founded in the year 1871. It was reestablished in 1888. The literal translation of the title is "The Truth".
A literal response is what you see.