Definition of "textualism"
noun
countable and uncountable, plural textualisms
Strict adherence to a text, especially to the Bible.
Quotations
First, building on the earlier work of philologists, historians, orientalists, and biblical scholars we have noted already, the late 19th and early 20th centuries witness growth and development of textualism, in which words are seen—no, revered—as the referential embodiment of meaning and truth.
2021, Christopher Hancock, Christianity and Confucianism: Culture, Faith and Politics, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 328