fundamentalist
One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original textsOne who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.
» The club was raided by fundamentalists.
Meaning
4 sensesOne who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.
Fundamentalist, Fundamentalistin
фундаментали́стfundamentalíst, фундаментали́сткаfundamentalístka
A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or technician.
Originally referred to an adherent of an American Christian movement that began as a response to the rejection of the accuracy of the Bible, the alleged deity of Christ, Christ's atonement for humanity, the virgin birth, and miracles.
(derogatory)A fundamentalist Christian.
an adherent of fundamentalist principles
Examples
8 sentencesThe club was raided by fundamentalists.
Once more, fundamentalist ideologies are opposed to great historical advances.
Tom is a fundamentalist.
I guess that there are fundamentalists and radicals even in the relatively peaceful domain of language...
Religious fundamentalists prefer to advocate the teaching of abstinence instead of the teaching of safe sex.
deReligiöse Fundamentalisten plädieren lieber dafür, dass Enthaltsamkeit unterrichtet wird, anstatt sicherer Sex.
Translations
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Origin
From fundamental + -ist, after a book series called “The Fundamentals: A Testimony to theFrom fundamental + -ist, after a book series called “The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth“ (1910).
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Forms
plural: fundamentalists| Singular | fundamentalist |
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