Crossword-Solution: LEGALISM
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Legalism | n. | Strictness, or the doctrine of strictness, in conforming to law. |
We have 15 clues for the answer “LEGALISM”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Bit of jurist jargon | 1 answer |
| Court conformity | 1 answer |
| Strict conformity to the letter of the law | 1 answer |
| Strictness in conforming to law. | 1 answer |
| lawfulness | 18 answers |
| legality | 18 answers |
| legitimacy | 18 answers |
| rightfulness | 18 answers |
| fair dealing | 20 answers |
| Validity | 24 answers |
| truthfulness | 31 answers |
| authenticity | 39 answers |
| Justice | 46 answers |
| righteousness | 55 answers |
| Impartiality | 65 answers |
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Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with LEGALISM (5)
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.
American "legalism," that curious infusion of politics with jurisprudence, that mutual consultation of public opinion and established principles, which in the past has so characterized the course of discussion and legislation in America, is traceable to origins long antedating Marshall's chief justiceship.
Marshall established judicial review; he imparted to an ancient legal tradition a new significance; he made his Court one of the great political forces of the country; he founded American Constitutional Law; he formulated, more tellingly than any one else and for a people whose thought was permeated with legalism, the principles on which the integrity and ordered growth of their Nation have depended.
CHAPTER II RELIGION AS LAW The feature of Judaism which first attracts an outsider's attention, and which claims a front place in this survey, is its 'Nomism' or 'Legalism.' Life was placed under the control of Law.
From the late historical books, such as Ezra-Nehemiah, we learn that legalism dominated post-exilic religion to an extent out of all proportion to what can be proved, or what is probable, for pre-exilic times; and it would be natural to suppose that another writing, such as P, dominated by precisely the same spirit, is a product of the same time.
Quotes with LEGALISM (3)
Dogmatic theology is, by its very nature, unchangeable. The same can be said in regard to the spirit of the law. Law was and is to protect the past and present status of society and, by its very essence, must be very conservative, if not reactionary. Theology and law are both of them static by their nature. Philosophy, law and ethics, to be effective in a dynamic world must be dynamic; they must be made vital enough to keep pace with the progress of life and science. In recen…
I believe that secularism is not the enemy of spirituality. Our spirits are in fact secular and free. But the enemy of your spirit is materialism which produces legalism. People scramble for the "perfect law" in order fix everything, while failing to see that law only points towards what is material. And so, people find themselves going around in a circle that will never end. The key is to break away from that circle. You have to begin focusing your attention onto what is ins…
Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, NYT, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 4 times in crossword archives (1944–2020).