Synonyms for "legalism" (11 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

Noun(1 words)

casuistry

due processjurisdiction

Strong matches (3)

justicelawfulnesslegitimacy

Related words (5)

pedantrypreciosityscopevalidity

Noun(1 words)

works righteousness

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

2 entries

conformismconformity

Antonyms

2 entries

antilegalismantinomianism

Related terms

12 entries

Torahaphorismlawlegalistlegalisticlegalisticallyliteralismnon-legalismnonlegalismpro-legalismprolegalismstatism

coordinate

3 entries

Christian Universalismnullifidianismuniversalism

derived from

2 entries

legallegality

has context

1 entries

religion

is a

1 entries

conformity

related to

23 entries

aphorismaxiomcommon sensedoctrinegracejusticelawlegalistlegalisticlegalisticallymercynonlegalismphilosophyprolegalismrulerule of law

Showing 16 of 23 words.

Translations

24 translations across 10 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

• 墨守成規 /墨守成规 noun (focusing on text instead of intent)
• 律法主義 /律法主义 noun (salvation by works)
• 律法至上論 /律法至上论 noun (salvation by works)
• 法家 noun (school of thought originating in ancient China)

Finnish

4 entries

• lakimääräys noun (legal axiom, term or rule)
• lakitermi noun (legal axiom, term or rule)
• legalismi noun (focusing on text instead of intent)
• legalismi noun (salvation by works)

French

2 entries

• juridisme noun (focusing on text instead of intent)
• juridisme noun (salvation by works)

German

2 entries

• Legalismus noun (school of thought originating in ancient China)
• Legismus noun (school of thought originating in ancient China)

Japanese

1 entries

• 法家 noun (school of thought originating in ancient China)

Korean

3 entries

• 법가 noun (school of thought originating in ancient China)
• 법률만능주의 noun (focusing on text instead of intent)
• 율법주의 noun (salvation by works)

Polish

1 entries

• legalizm noun (focusing on text instead of intent)

Russian

1 entries

• леги́зм noun (school of thought originating in ancient China)

Spanish

1 entries

• legalismo noun (focusing on text instead of intent)

Vietnamese

1 entries

• pháp gia noun (school of thought originating in ancient China)

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