Definition of legalism in English:

legalism

noun ˈliːɡ(ə)lɪz(ə)mˈliɡəˌlɪzəm

mass noun

1Excessive adherence to law or formula.
对法律条文的过分拘泥；墨守成规
this petty legalism encouraged more to flee
Example sentencesExamples
- In this kingdom of strict and complete legalism, it was considered that the judge certainly never made new law himself, he had no democratic legitimacy to reform the law or to express views on what the law should be.
- It is equally clear from the objects section that the legalism of the Employment Contracts Act era is no longer a useful construction of the employment relationship.
- Today, democracy is above all about formal legalism - the unconditional adherence to a set of formal rules that guarantee society's antagonisms are fully absorbed into the political arena.
- I ask only because the ‘debate’ about the use of this horrible substance appears to be sliding into maze of legalism and moralism.
- To view it differently is to prefer brain-dead legalism to survival.
- The resort to legalism has contributed to the present crisis.
- I think we get into law and legalism, and we don't understand that it's really, really human to err.
- Its political culture, once fiercely democratic, is being eroded by a manipulated, bureaucratic legalism that identifies dissent as disloyalty.
- The legalism was too tough and the first empire that tried it, the Qin empire, which gave China its name lasted only two emperors, then got kicked out.
- Canadian science-based risk regulation has ample room to move away from closed-door bargaining and its lack of public accountability, without falling into the pitfalls of American pluralist legalism.
- Christianity is not, as David implied, about escaping eternal damnation by following pages of strict legalism (which is another very common misconception).
- On nonproliferation, India believes that the vacuous legalism of the current nonproliferation regime will lead the world nowhere.
- And none of these ancient writers has seemed to me to lead to any sort of legalism.
- But in this legislation I see there is no freedom to choose; there is just legalism, which binds people.
1. 1.1Theology Adherence to moral law rather than to personal religious faith.
  〔神学〕道德优先原则（指考虑问题时恪守道德规范而将宗教信仰置于次要地位的做法）
  stress obedience apart from faith and you produce legalism
  Example sentencesExamples
  What it amounts to is the idea of moral legalism, that one should outlaw all wrongdoing.
  There are the two extremes of legalism and antinomianism to avoid.
  The history of the Church, Coughlin notes, displays periods of both legalism and antinomianism.
  Yet I think the continued presence of these wrong doctrines has a baleful and divisive influence in Adventism, causing large segments of the denomination to lurch towards legalism and works righteousness.
  As in many things, we must walk that line between legalism or pietism on the one hand and licentiousness on the other.

Derivatives

legalist

noun & adjective ˈliːɡəlɪst

In explaining his conclusion, Dixon, the strict legalist, relied on a broad political and philosophical notion of the rule of law.
Example sentencesExamples
- What he notes in his explanation, however, should give all obsessive-compulsive legalists pause.
- They are accused of being legalist, obsessive about detail, hypocritical and self-serving.
- Others discount subjective feelings and become legalists as they observe only the letter of the law.
- Some are legalists who continue to insist that the war was launched without justification in international law and wish to punish those responsible for their transgressions.

Definition of legalism in US English:

legalism

nounˈlēɡəˌlizəmˈliɡəˌlɪzəm

1Excessive adherence to law or formula.
对法律条文的过分拘泥；墨守成规
this petty legalism encouraged more to flee
Example sentencesExamples
- I ask only because the ‘debate’ about the use of this horrible substance appears to be sliding into maze of legalism and moralism.
- Its political culture, once fiercely democratic, is being eroded by a manipulated, bureaucratic legalism that identifies dissent as disloyalty.
- Today, democracy is above all about formal legalism - the unconditional adherence to a set of formal rules that guarantee society's antagonisms are fully absorbed into the political arena.
- The legalism was too tough and the first empire that tried it, the Qin empire, which gave China its name lasted only two emperors, then got kicked out.
- The resort to legalism has contributed to the present crisis.
- In this kingdom of strict and complete legalism, it was considered that the judge certainly never made new law himself, he had no democratic legitimacy to reform the law or to express views on what the law should be.
- But in this legislation I see there is no freedom to choose; there is just legalism, which binds people.
- On nonproliferation, India believes that the vacuous legalism of the current nonproliferation regime will lead the world nowhere.
- And none of these ancient writers has seemed to me to lead to any sort of legalism.
- It is equally clear from the objects section that the legalism of the Employment Contracts Act era is no longer a useful construction of the employment relationship.
- To view it differently is to prefer brain-dead legalism to survival.
- Christianity is not, as David implied, about escaping eternal damnation by following pages of strict legalism (which is another very common misconception).
- Canadian science-based risk regulation has ample room to move away from closed-door bargaining and its lack of public accountability, without falling into the pitfalls of American pluralist legalism.
- I think we get into law and legalism, and we don't understand that it's really, really human to err.
1. 1.1Theology Dependence on moral law rather than on personal religious faith.
  〔神学〕道德优先原则（指考虑问题时恪守道德规范而将宗教信仰置于次要地位的做法）
  stress obedience apart from faith and you produce legalism
  Example sentencesExamples
  There are the two extremes of legalism and antinomianism to avoid.
  The history of the Church, Coughlin notes, displays periods of both legalism and antinomianism.
  What it amounts to is the idea of moral legalism, that one should outlaw all wrongdoing.
  As in many things, we must walk that line between legalism or pietism on the one hand and licentiousness on the other.
  Yet I think the continued presence of these wrong doctrines has a baleful and divisive influence in Adventism, causing large segments of the denomination to lurch towards legalism and works righteousness.

词汇	legalism
释义	Definition of legalism in English: legalism noun ˈliːɡ(ə)lɪz(ə)mˈliɡəˌlɪzəm mass noun 1Excessive adherence to law or formula. 对法律条文的过分拘泥；墨守成规 this petty legalism encouraged more to flee Example sentencesExamples In this kingdom of strict and complete legalism, it was considered that the judge certainly never made new law himself, he had no democratic legitimacy to reform the law or to express views on what the law should be. It is equally clear from the objects section that the legalism of the Employment Contracts Act era is no longer a useful construction of the employment relationship. Today, democracy is above all about formal legalism - the unconditional adherence to a set of formal rules that guarantee society's antagonisms are fully absorbed into the political arena. I ask only because the ‘debate’ about the use of this horrible substance appears to be sliding into maze of legalism and moralism. To view it differently is to prefer brain-dead legalism to survival. The resort to legalism has contributed to the present crisis. I think we get into law and legalism, and we don't understand that it's really, really human to err. Its political culture, once fiercely democratic, is being eroded by a manipulated, bureaucratic legalism that identifies dissent as disloyalty. The legalism was too tough and the first empire that tried it, the Qin empire, which gave China its name lasted only two emperors, then got kicked out. Canadian science-based risk regulation has ample room to move away from closed-door bargaining and its lack of public accountability, without falling into the pitfalls of American pluralist legalism. Christianity is not, as David implied, about escaping eternal damnation by following pages of strict legalism (which is another very common misconception). On nonproliferation, India believes that the vacuous legalism of the current nonproliferation regime will lead the world nowhere. And none of these ancient writers has seemed to me to lead to any sort of legalism. But in this legislation I see there is no freedom to choose; there is just legalism, which binds people. 1.1Theology Adherence to moral law rather than to personal religious faith. 〔神学〕道德优先原则（指考虑问题时恪守道德规范而将宗教信仰置于次要地位的做法） stress obedience apart from faith and you produce legalism Example sentencesExamples What it amounts to is the idea of moral legalism, that one should outlaw all wrongdoing. There are the two extremes of legalism and antinomianism to avoid. The history of the Church, Coughlin notes, displays periods of both legalism and antinomianism. Yet I think the continued presence of these wrong doctrines has a baleful and divisive influence in Adventism, causing large segments of the denomination to lurch towards legalism and works righteousness. As in many things, we must walk that line between legalism or pietism on the one hand and licentiousness on the other. Derivatives legalist noun & adjective ˈliːɡəlɪst In explaining his conclusion, Dixon, the strict legalist, relied on a broad political and philosophical notion of the rule of law. Example sentencesExamples What he notes in his explanation, however, should give all obsessive-compulsive legalists pause. They are accused of being legalist, obsessive about detail, hypocritical and self-serving. Others discount subjective feelings and become legalists as they observe only the letter of the law. Some are legalists who continue to insist that the war was launched without justification in international law and wish to punish those responsible for their transgressions. Definition of legalism in US English: legalism nounˈlēɡəˌlizəmˈliɡəˌlɪzəm 1Excessive adherence to law or formula. 对法律条文的过分拘泥；墨守成规 this petty legalism encouraged more to flee Example sentencesExamples I ask only because the ‘debate’ about the use of this horrible substance appears to be sliding into maze of legalism and moralism. Its political culture, once fiercely democratic, is being eroded by a manipulated, bureaucratic legalism that identifies dissent as disloyalty. Today, democracy is above all about formal legalism - the unconditional adherence to a set of formal rules that guarantee society's antagonisms are fully absorbed into the political arena. The legalism was too tough and the first empire that tried it, the Qin empire, which gave China its name lasted only two emperors, then got kicked out. The resort to legalism has contributed to the present crisis. In this kingdom of strict and complete legalism, it was considered that the judge certainly never made new law himself, he had no democratic legitimacy to reform the law or to express views on what the law should be. But in this legislation I see there is no freedom to choose; there is just legalism, which binds people. On nonproliferation, India believes that the vacuous legalism of the current nonproliferation regime will lead the world nowhere. And none of these ancient writers has seemed to me to lead to any sort of legalism. It is equally clear from the objects section that the legalism of the Employment Contracts Act era is no longer a useful construction of the employment relationship. To view it differently is to prefer brain-dead legalism to survival. Christianity is not, as David implied, about escaping eternal damnation by following pages of strict legalism (which is another very common misconception). Canadian science-based risk regulation has ample room to move away from closed-door bargaining and its lack of public accountability, without falling into the pitfalls of American pluralist legalism. I think we get into law and legalism, and we don't understand that it's really, really human to err. 1.1Theology Dependence on moral law rather than on personal religious faith. 〔神学〕道德优先原则（指考虑问题时恪守道德规范而将宗教信仰置于次要地位的做法） stress obedience apart from faith and you produce legalism Example sentencesExamples There are the two extremes of legalism and antinomianism to avoid. The history of the Church, Coughlin notes, displays periods of both legalism and antinomianism. What it amounts to is the idea of moral legalism, that one should outlaw all wrongdoing. As in many things, we must walk that line between legalism or pietism on the one hand and licentiousness on the other. Yet I think the continued presence of these wrong doctrines has a baleful and divisive influence in Adventism, causing large segments of the denomination to lurch towards legalism and works righteousness.
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