fundamentalism
noun
fun·da·men·tal·ism
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Definition of fundamentalism
1a
often capitalized
: a movement in 20th century Protestantism emphasizing the literally interpreted Bible as fundamental to Christian life and teaching
b
: the beliefs of this movement
c
: adherence to such beliefs
a minister noted for his strict fundamentalism
2
: a movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles
Islamic fundamentalism political fundamentalism
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Other Words from fundamentalism
fundamentalist
\ ˌfən-də-ˈmen-tə-list
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fundamentalist
or fundamentalistic \ ˌfən-də-ˌmen-tə-ˈli-stik
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Examples of fundamentalism in a Sentence
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And Phair continued to confound, embracing aspects of dance pop that served as a tuneful middle finger to a world that proclaimed to be open to anything, but was in fact rife with aesthetic fundamentalism. — John Adamian, courant.com, "Female rockers Pat Benatar, Melissa Etheridge and Liz Phair at Foxwoods," 21 June 2019 Though the revivalist hopes that attended the conservative resurgence were long ago dispelled, its enduring combination of fundamentalism and politicisation gave Southern Baptists two sorts of comfort. — The Economist, "The Southern Baptists are beset by two related fiascos," 15 June 2019 Karnad was a harsh critic of religious fundamentalism and Hindu nationalism. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "Girish Karnad, one of India’s most respected actor-directors, has passed away," 10 June 2019 What strikes the reader is not so much the cohesion of unified belief communities as the development of divisions within each: orthodoxy versus revisionism, fundamentalism versus liberalism, God’s singularity versus his plurality. — Andrew Stark, WSJ, "‘Living With the Gods’ Review: The Gang’s All Here," 16 Nov. 2018 Morocco, a Sunni Muslim kingdom of 36 million, reformed its religious policies and education to limit the spread of fundamentalism in 2004, following terrorist bombings in Casablanca in 2003 that killed 43 people. — Amira El Masaiti, The Seattle Times, "Pope in Morocco: Walls, fear-mongering won’t stop migration," 31 Mar. 2019 The two men would go on to fuel the forces of religious fundamentalism and ethnic nationalism that were to pose such challenges to liberal societies. — Margaret Macmillan, WSJ, "1989: The Year of Unfulfilled Hopes," 28 Dec. 2018 What does the secular world get wrong about evangelicalism and fundamentalism? — Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, "How Christianity can be an “alternative” to consumerism," 9 Oct. 2018 The Mullahs regime is the center of export of terrorism and fundamentalism. — Eric Shawn, Fox News, "Protesters against Iranian regime see a free Tehran ahead," 30 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fundamentalism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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