literal interpretation

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literal interpretation Meaning of "literal interpretation"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) an interpretation based on the exact wording

Usage(s):

  1. According to their literal interpretation of The Bible, based on Revelation 14:1, the Lord God will then pick 144,000 Witnesses to reign with Christ in heaven.
  2. One group today insists on a literal interpretation.
  3. There is less reliance on the literal interpretation of biblical prophecies, less emphasis on the imminence of a Second Coming.
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