fundamentalism
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- noun
- /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlɪzəm/
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fundamentalismo
- Many religious conflicts today stem from fundamentalism, which promotes strict adherence to ancient texts.
- Islamic fundamentalism
- religious fundamentalism
- the rise of fundamentalism
This is why I think a staple of ideological fundamentalism is the targeting of children.
- This is why I think a staple of ideological fundamentalism is the targeting of children.
- What I've been interested in fact, is the real incredible just sort of kudzu like growth of fundamentalism in the military.
- We're fighting wars over tensions between fundamentalism and modernity, and those wars are not just being fought abroad.
- How to resist the new wave of fundamentalism which keeps women back from going to work, from studying all that.
- So that's a form of fundamentalism which isn't consistent with British cultural setup, is it?
Examples
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It's not just religious fundamentalism that we are fighting.
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What is it about the modern world, about late-capitalist culture, that enables fundamentalism to survive?
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And I think the moment you go into fundamentalism, you are lost.
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I just find this kind of fundamentalism incredible.
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The fundamental problem of this whole area is that of Islamic fundamentalism...
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Pakistan, for example, is far behind Bangladesh and Indonesia in family planning because of religious fundamentalism.
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We're fighting wars over tensions between fundamentalism and modernity, and those wars are not just being fought abroad.
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We're racked by sectarianism, fundamentalism, religion, all these different kinds of factional struggles.
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Within the context of a disintegrating economy and rising fundamentalism, in 1984, the Algerian government promulgated the family code.
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A decline in women's participation in the Intifada further illustrates fundamentalism's increasing power.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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Very strong belief that makes a person refuse other views
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Extreme and unfair support for an idea that does not accept other opinions
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Strong religious ideas that follow a holy book exactly and refuse modern changes
Compounds
- Literature
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Belief that markets without government rules best solve economic and social problems
How Strict
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Surface Forms
Morphology
fundamentalism = fundamental (transparent) = fundament + al + ism
The adjective 'fundamental' (basic, foundational) plus the productive noun-forming suffix '-ism' yields a doctrine or movement based on fundamentals, a clear and regular derivation.
Etymology
Fundamentalism comes from fundamental, from foundation meaning 'base' or 'starting point', plus -ism meaning 'belief' or 'system'. Imagine someone holding the foundation of a house and refusing to change it, so fundamentalism means strict loyalty to the basic ideas of a religion or system.