fundamentalist belief
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- /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlɪst bɪˈlif/
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creencia fundamentalista
- Boyer makes his argument differently by focusing on popular culture and how popular culture has incorporated and assimilated fundamentalist beliefs.
Examples
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His fundamentalist beliefs often led him to oppose efforts for reform within the religious community.
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Academics have noted that some fundamentalist beliefs can hinder dialogue between different faiths.
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Rather, this illustrates the kinds of psychology that could link to fundamentalist beliefs.
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The patients with damage to the vmPFC were also more likely to have authoritarian and religious fundamentalist beliefs than patients without damage to this area.
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Nelle had been gone for a decade, but The Crusader managed to find others who shared her fundamentalist beliefs.
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Its conclusions were wholly consonant with Boyer's and the earlier polls', and it clearly demonstrated the continued existence of widespread fundamentalist belief in the United States.
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Moderates may certainly disagree with specific fundamentalist beliefs and find common ground with secularists, but where does one draw the line between a moderate and a fundamentalist belief?
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Moderates may certainly disagree with specific fundamentalist beliefs and find common ground with secularists, but where does one draw the line between a moderate and a fundamentalist belief?
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Most of the ones who do make this case have developed their ideas by studying the intellectual background of fundamentalist beliefs and by analyzing the ideas of fundamentalist theologians and philosophers.
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Many groups hold fundamentalist beliefs that reject modern interpretations of their sacred texts.
Synonyms
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Strong, strict belief in the basic rules of a religion or political idea, reading texts word for word
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'fundamentalist' (rigid, literal adherence to basic doctrines) with 'belief' (a conviction). This adjectival noun composition follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it as a belief characterized by fundamentalist attitudes.
Etymology
The phrase fundamentalist belief comes from a group in the early 1900s called 'The Fundamentals' who said people must follow the fundamentals, the basic rules of their faith, exactly as written. So today fundamentalist belief means holding strict, word-for-word religious ideas and not accepting new ideas.