fundamentalist
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7.5
- noun
- /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlɪst/
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fundamentalista
- Many fundamentalists believe in the literal truth of their religious doctrines.
- an Islamic fundamentalist
- a Christian fundamentalist
- a Muslim fundamentalist
It was the same story for young Muslim fundamentalists.
- It was the same story for young Muslim fundamentalists.
- The irony here is, who is it that fundamentalists and other literalists say is at fault?
- One of the worst things that's happening in Israel right now is that Jewish fundamentalists are trying to illegally settle land.
- Fundamentalists in the strict sense of the term where it does not include evangelicals, but hardcore fundamentalists.
- They just said we've got a, we've got a religious fundamentalist and why this, why this?
- Why isn't there a greater effort to bring in more, I don't know, religious fundamentalists?
- So for me, instead of accepting this official coordinates on the one hand, we Western permissive society on the other hand back fundamentalists.
Examples
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The fundamentalist refused to accept any interpretation of the sacred text that deviated from the original meaning.
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This woman, this fundamentalist, used her position of influence as a teacher to fill the minds of our children with nonsense.
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There are millions of fundamentalists there.
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Was it that group of religious fundamentalists... ... who visited my state when I was governor?
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Here was the nation's leading fundamentalist disagreeing with key provisions of the amendment.
Academic text (1991) -
You will agree that Islam also has more than its fair share of devout fundamentalists.
Fiction book (1995) -
One of the worst things that's happening in Israel right now is that Jewish fundamentalists are trying to illegally settle land.
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Parliament was reopened, and both the Communists and Muslim fundamentalists gained seats in the new assembly.
Academic text (1993) -
In fact, there have been attempts by Islamic fundamentalists during the Intifada to restrict women's options.
Academic text (1993) -
The debate often centers around how fundamentalists impact modern society and coexist with differing beliefs.
Synonyms
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5.1
A person with very strong enthusiasm for a cause who ignores reason
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8.1
A person who supports a cause very strongly and refuses to change
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7.5
A person who refuses to change their beliefs, especially in politics
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8.1
A person who takes words only in their exact meaning and ignores other meanings
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
How Strict
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
The word fundamentalist as a noun comes from fundamental 'foundation' and -ist 'a person who follows', so it literally means a person who holds to the base ideas. That's why a fundamentalist is someone who follows basic rules or texts exactly and without change.