Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a supporter of fundamentalism.
- adjective of or pertaining to fundamentalists or fundamentalism.
- adjective characteristic of a fundamentalist; -- especially, resembling the behavior of a fundamentalist.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who reduces
religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts. - noun finance A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a
chartist or technician. - noun Christian 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 allegeddeity ofChrist , Christ's atonement for humanity, thevirgin birth , andmiracles . These points were first listed in a book series entitled "The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth" published in 1909 and affirmed by the PCUSA in its 1910 Minutes of the General Assembly. - noun pejorative A fundamentalist Christian (also
fundie orfundy )
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a supporter of fundamentalism
- adjective of or relating to or tending toward fundamentalism
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Examples
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I was actually researching the history of the term fundamentalist, which is when I learned about this whole history - fascinating!
Shall the Fundamentalists Win? WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2009
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I was actually researching the history of the term fundamentalist, which is when I learned about this whole history - fascinating!
Archive 2009-04-01 WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2009
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Unfortunately in America the term fundamentalist has been associated only to Muslims.
Hindu fundamentalists turn their wrath on Chaplin | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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Fred, if that list is what you believe, then you are misusing the term fundamentalist when you apply it to those who you believe are defined by that list.
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The religious 'right' whose theology I believe is often too shapeless, self-serving and undemanding to even deserve the term fundamentalist define the conversation in the eyes of of the media.
The President and Intelligent Design Rogers 2005
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The term fundamentalist entered the American lexicon shortly after World War I.
Prime Time Preachers: The Rising Power of Televangelism; with an Introduction by T George Harris 1981
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I've started this series because I am continually reminded that the media and many writers use the term fundamentalist in a very derogatory way.
Pastoral Musings Pastoral Musings 2010
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Those who embraced the term fundamentalist reacted against late-19th-century biblical criticism and biology, removing themselves from denominations and other Christian bodies that were less alarmed by such developments.
unknown title 2009
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The collective use of the term fundamentalist to describe non-Christian movements has offended some Christians who desire to retain the original definition.
blurbomat.com 2009
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The term fundamentalist is also self-applied by a breakaway movement from The
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