fundamentalist

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See also: Fundamentalist

English

Etymology

From fundamental +‎ -ist, after a book series called “The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth“ (1910)[1].

Noun

fundamentalist (plural fundamentalists)

  1. One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.
    Synonym: (Islam) takfiri
  2. (finance) A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or technician.
    Antonyms: chartist, technician
  3. (Christianity) 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 alleged deity of Christ, Christ's atonement for humanity, the virgin birth, and miracles.
  4. (derogatory) A fundamentalist Christian.
    Synonym: fundie

Usage notes

The Associated Press' AP Stylebook recommends that the term fundamentalist not be used for any group that does not apply the term to itself.[2]

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  2. ^ AP Editors (2014) The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, Basic Books:
    The word gained usage in an early-20th-century fundamentalist-modernist controversy within Protestantism. In recent years, however, fundamentalist has to a large extent taken on pejorative connotations except when applied to groups that stress strict, literal interpretations of Scripture and separation from other Christians. In general, do not use fundamentalist unless a group applies the word to itself.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Noun

fundamentalist m (definite singular fundamentalisten, indefinite plural fundamentalistar, definite plural fundamentalistane)

  1. fundamentalist (one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts)

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