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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Tending to take things literally, without understanding subtext, etc..
When spiritual knowledge is lost, then literal-minded fools go around slaying relatives or cutting out hearts and lifting them up to the sun.
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Literal-minded means Tending to take things literally, without understanding subtext, etc..
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When spiritual knowledge is lost, then literal-minded fools go around slaying relatives or cutting out hearts and lifting them up to the sun.
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