fundamentalist
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7.6
- adjective
- /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlɪst/
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fundamentalista
- I was raised in a fundamentalist church.
- fundamentalist Christian
- Fundamentalist Movement
- fundamentalist church
So I do do meditate, but but I was raised in a fundamentalist Christian family.
- So I do do meditate, but but I was raised in a fundamentalist Christian family.
- So I was brought up in a fundamentalist Christian extended family, not just the nuclear family, extended family.
- But and all of that was meshed with this very, very oppressive God that was given in a fundamentalist Christianity.
Examples
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It was fundamentalist Christians who helped Briggs gather most of the signatures to put Proposition 6 on today's ballot.
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The Greenville News reports the Christian fundamentalist school earned accreditation Thursday from the ...
Academic text (2017) -
So I was brought up in a fundamentalist Christian extended family, not just the nuclear family, extended family.
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I was raised in a fundamentalist church, believing that God was surely male.
Fiction book (1994) -
I was brought up in a very fundamentalist ultra orthodox version of Judaism.
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Wheaton is indeed an evangelical college with fundamentalist origins, but it is also an American liberal arts college.
Academic text (1993) -
As the religious revival gave new power and energy to evangelical and fundamentalist churches, their attention turned increasingly outward.
Academic text (2008) -
With a reputation as the best college remaining faithful to fundamentalist theology, Wheaton has had a perpetual surplus of applicants.
Academic text (1993) -
Protestants who identify with fundamentalist denominations have some beliefs not always shared by adherents of mainstream churches.
Academic text (2015) -
She was raised in a fundamentalist church where strict biblical teachings were emphasized.
Synonyms
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8.9
Strict belief that basic religious or political rules must be followed exactly
Compounds
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6.5
A group of people who follow strict religious rules and reject modern ideas
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7.7
Strong religious ideas that follow a holy book exactly and refuse modern changes
Surface Forms
Morphology
fundamentalist = fundamental (transparent) = fundamental + ist
The word 'fundamentalist' is transparently derived from 'fundamental' with the addition of the suffix '-ist', indicating a person or thing that practices or is concerned with something.
Etymology
Fundamentalist comes from fundamental 'foundation' + -ist 'one who follows', and the word was used in the early 1900s for some Protestant groups who insisted on the main truths of their faith. That history is why the word often refers to strict religious views, especially in Protestant cases.