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" Although raised on the farm - my grandfather was an unsuccessful fundamentalist preacher turned farmer - my father and his brother both became professors."
Philip Warren Anderson

Meaning of "fundamentalist" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FUNDAMENTALIST

ˌfʌndəˈmentəlɪst


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUNDAMENTALIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fundamentalist is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FUNDAMENTALIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fundamentalism

Fundamentalism is the demand for a strict adherence to orthodox theological doctrines, usually understood as a reaction to Modernist theology. The term was originally coined by its supporters to describe five specific classic theological beliefs of Christianity, and that developed into a Christian fundamentalist movement within the Protestant community of the United States in the early part of the 20th century. The term usually has a religious connotation indicating unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs, but fundamentalism has come to be applied to a broad tendency among certain groups, mainly, although not exclusively, in religion. This tendency is most often characterized by a markedly strict literalism as applied to certain specific scriptures, dogmas, or ideologies, and a strong sense of the importance of maintaining ingroup and outgroup distinctions, which can lead to an emphasis on purity and the desire to return to a previous ideal from which it is believed that members have begun to stray.

Definition of fundamentalist in the English dictionary

The first definition of fundamentalist in the dictionary is of or relating to the belief that every word of the Bible is divinely inspired and therefore true. Other definition of fundamentalist is of or relating to a movement favouring strict observance of the teachings of the Koran and Islamic law. Fundamentalist is also of or relating to strict adherence to the fundamental principles of any set of beliefs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUNDAMENTALIST

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUNDAMENTALIST

fundable · fundament · fundamental · fundamental constant · fundamental frequency · fundamental interaction · fundamental law · fundamental particle · fundamental research · fundamental unit · fundamentalism · fundamentalistic · fundamentality · fundamentally · fundamentalness · fundamentals · funded debt · funder · fundholder · fundholding

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUNDAMENTALIST

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Synonyms and antonyms of fundamentalist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fundamentalist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUNDAMENTALIST

Find out the translation of fundamentalist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fundamentalist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fundamentalist» in English.
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原教旨主义
1,325 millions of speakers
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fundamentalista
570 millions of speakers
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fundamentalist
510 millions of speakers
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कट्टरपंथी
380 millions of speakers
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أصولي
280 millions of speakers
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фундаменталист
278 millions of speakers
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fundamentalista
270 millions of speakers
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অন্ধবিশ্বাসী
260 millions of speakers
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fondamentaliste
220 millions of speakers
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Fundamentalis
190 millions of speakers
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fundamentalistische
180 millions of speakers
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原理主義者
130 millions of speakers
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근본 주의자
85 millions of speakers
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Fundamentalist
85 millions of speakers
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cơ sở
80 millions of speakers
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அடிப்படைவாத
75 millions of speakers
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मूलतत्त्ववादी
75 millions of speakers
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köktenci
70 millions of speakers
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fondamentalista
65 millions of speakers
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fundamentalistyczne
50 millions of speakers
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фундаменталіст
40 millions of speakers
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fundamentalist
30 millions of speakers
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φονταμενταλιστική
15 millions of speakers
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fundamentalistiese
14 millions of speakers
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fundamentalistisk
10 millions of speakers
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fundamentalist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fundamentalist

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNDAMENTALIST»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of fundamentalist
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «fundamentalist».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fundamentalist

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10 QUOTES WITH «FUNDAMENTALIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fundamentalist.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I am a bit of a fundamentalist when it comes to black women's hair. Hair is hair - yet also about larger questions: self-acceptance, insecurity and what the world tells you is beautiful. For many black women, the idea of wearing their hair naturally is unbearable.
2
Martin Amis
Like fundamentalist Judaism and medieval Christianity, Islam is totalist. That is to say, it makes a total claim on the individual.
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Philip Warren Anderson
Although raised on the farm - my grandfather was an unsuccessful fundamentalist preacher turned farmer - my father and his brother both became professors.
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Karen Armstrong
Every fundamentalist movement I've studied in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is convinced at some gut, visceral level that secular liberal society wants to wipe out religion.
5
Paul Begala
I'm a Catholic, but I used to love going to Vacation Bible School with my fundamentalist friends.
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David Brin
Predicting has a spotty record in science fiction. I've had some failures. On the other hand, I also predicted the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of fundamentalist Islam... and I'm not happy to be right in all of those cases.
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Prince Charles
I have for some time now been deeply troubled by the growing difficulties faced by Christian communities in various parts of the Middle East. It seems to me that we cannot ignore the fact that Christians in the Middle East are increasingly being deliberately targeted by fundamentalist Islamist militants.
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Kevin Eubanks
I had the fortunate experience to play with people from different schools of music. Sam Rivers is from the fundamentalist school of music.
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Todd Gitlin
I am concerned about how to reverse the process by which a fundamentalist right and a corporate elite were able to seize power in the United States.
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Duff Goldman
If you're going to figure something out, study ethics. You can ask What's the answer? What's Right and Wrong? What I learned is that nobody knows the answer and there is no Right and Wrong. So I'm incapable of becoming a fundamentalist because there are no absolutes, there's always a what if.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNDAMENTALIST»

Discover the use of fundamentalist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fundamentalist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
At a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with a suspicious, and possibly armed, American stranger. As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful meeting. . .
Mohsin Hamid, 2009
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful encounter . . . Changez is living an immigrant’s dream of America. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is snapped up by an elite valuation firm.
Mohsin Hamid, 2007
3
Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic
This book was written as an explanation to his fun-damentalist and evangelical friends and family about why he became a Roman Catholic.
David B. Currie, 1996
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The Fundamentalist Mindset: Psychological Perspectives on ...
In this penetrating book, a group of scholars illuminate the psychology of fundamentalism, focusing largely on this vitally significant intersection of religion and violence.
Charles B. Strozier, David M. Terman, James W. Jones, 2010
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Bookclub-in-a-Box Discusses The Reluctant Fundamentalist, by ...
The Reluctant Fundamentalist is more than the usual immigrant book of adaptation, struggle, and identity. It is the gripping tale of a young man who comes to America from Pakistan just prior to 9/11.
Marilyn Herbert, 2012
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Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Designed to provide insight and an overview about each text for students and teachers, these guides endeavor to develop knowledge and understanding rather than just provide answers and summaries.
Keren Shlezinger, 2010
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Stories of a Recovering Fundamentalist
Drawing on this notion, Stories of a Recovering Fundamentalist: Understanding and Responding to Christian Absolutism recounts the author's journey as a member of the fundamentalist subculture as a child and his life among the Jesus Freaks ...
James C. Alexander, 2010
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The Fundamentalist Mind: How Polarized Thinking Imperils Us All
Larsen shows us how to free our minds by identifying polarized thinking in ourselves as well as others.
Stephen Larsen, 2007
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The Book of Jerry Falwell: Fundamentalist Language and Politics
"The Book of Jerry Falwell" will jar its readers again and again--from its thought-provoking title to Harding's account of Falwell's controversial fund-raising techniques to her own 'encounter' with the holy spirit.
Susan Friend Harding, 2001
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Fundamentalist world: the new dark age of dogma
Whether it's religious, political, imperialist, nationalist or even market fundamentalism, believe it: we live in an increasingly fundamentalist world.
Stuart Sim, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNDAMENTALIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fundamentalist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Alabama chief justice tells fundamentalist Christian group 'America …
MONTOMGERY, Alabama — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore told a fundamentalist Christian group this weekend that "America is under ... «Daily Journal, Jul 15»
2
Dalai Lama calls for unity amid euro crisis
His visit was once again marred by protesters from a fundamentalist Buddhist group shouting waving banners describing him as the "False ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
3
Seeking Control Over Narrative, Egypt Puts Growing Pressure On …
So as not to tarnish the image of Islam, the ministry says we're not supposed to use terms like "fundamentalist," "jihadists," "Islamist," "Islamic ... «NPR, Jul 15»
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Book Review |The Paradox of Liberation: Secular Revolutions and …
The bourgeoning influence of fundamentalist Islam quickly stamped on any early emancipatory promise so by 1984 Algeria had passed the ... «Left Foot Forward, Jul 15»
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What happened to the British medics who went to work for Isis?
... taught the fundamentalist ideology of Isis. According to Abu Ibrahim Raqqawi, an activist with the group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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JK Rowling slammed down a twitter basher of Wimbledon champ …
“The Spanish Inquisition was my fault, as is all Christian fundamentalist violence. Oh, and Jim Bakker.” Kudos to J.K. for doing justice to ... «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
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Apples, Oranges and Nephites
Just because Neal is a Book of Mormon fundamentalist doesn't mean that Christians and Jews have to be fundamentalists to be authentic ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Stranded in desert; firefighters revive cats; baby horse rescued
The towns are collectively known as the Short Creek community, home to many members of polygamist leader Warren Jeff's Fundamentalist ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
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The Middle East's humanitarian disaster
The atrocities and cruel occupation of Palestine by the Jewish, fundamentalist, Israeli ruling class and all its crimes against humanity are ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Christians and convenience of interpretation
Frantic fundamentalist Christians fear the same-sex marriage ruling is the harbinger of doom for their entire value system — a system they ... «Lompoc Record, Jul 15»
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