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UK
/fˌʌndəmˈɛntəlˌɪst/
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[ US /ˌfəndəˈmɛnəɫɪst, ˌfəndəˈmɛntəɫɪst/ ]
[ US /ˌfəndəˈmɛnəɫɪst, ˌfəndəˈmɛntəɫɪst/ ]
NOUN
- an adherent of fundamentalist principles
- a supporter of fundamentalism
ADJECTIVE
- of or relating to or tending toward ideological fundamentalism
- of or relating to or characteristic of Protestant fundamentalism or its adherents
How To Use fundamentalist In A Sentence
- I'm not going to turn into a raving fundamentalist.
- While the Dvorksy essay on "curing" fundamentalism that Stephen links to is well-intentioned George says of the fundamentalists that he wants to "return to them free will, rationality and self-respect" in order to help give their lives "meaning and purpose", I tend to share Stephen's concerns about this kind of memetic engineering. The Speculist: The Danger of "Memetic Engineering"
- I must have been around 12 years old when my liberal minded parents handed me over the fundamentalist Christians.
- These state agencies are heavily infiltrated by fundamentalists.
- Legend Potential areas of conflict Roads Railroads Threats to the troopsIn planning the peacekeeping operation, army officials are preparing U.S. troops for Bosnia's many dangers: 1 As many as 1,000 Islamic fundamentalists, called mujahedin, are operating independently in Bosnia and could harm U.S. troops. Gearing Up For Peace
- Only a fundamentalist Freudian would maintain that simple love or charity is impossible in this world.
- This will doubtlessly open the flood gates the of the raw meat christianist fundamentalist cash reservoir, sending waves of campaign donations surging into McDonnell's campaign fund. McDonnell drops F-bomb in live interview
- Fundamentalists reject a larger portion of secular society, maintain strong commitments to strict literalism, premillennial dispensationalism, and moral traditionalism.
- This means that when fundamentalists say they are obeying the word of God, they have severely understated the authority for their position.
- Shakespeare thus places himself between utopian totalitarians and libertarian fundamentalists.