pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history. 2. pertaining to authorship: literary style. 3. versed in or acquainted with literature; well-read.
Michael Shannon, 'Man Of Steel' Star, On Playing An Empathetic Version Of General Zod. Zack Snyder's Superman reboot casts Michael Shannon as the villainous general, but leaves behind the catchphrase that Terrence Stamp made famous in Superman II, when he played the same role.
The Zohar (Hebrew: ×Ö¹×Ö·×¨, lit. Splendor or Radiance) is the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah.2:3) â by means of this book of yours, which is the book of the Zohar, from the radiance (Zohar) of Ima Ila'ah (the Higher Mother, the higher of the two primary partzufim which develop from Binah) [which is] teshuvah; with those [who study this work], trial is not needed.