Fundamentalist Definition & Meaning

Other Words from fundamentalism

fundamentalist \ ˌfən-də-ˈmen-tə-list

\ noun

fundamentalist or fundamentalistic \ ˌfən-də-ˌmen-tə-ˈli-stik

\ adjective

Examples of fundamentalism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The best seller, rooted in modern Christian fundamentalism, has captured the attention of this insular community. — Avital Chizhik-goldschmidt, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2022 Tribalism, nationalism, fundamentalism, evangelism. — WSJ, 8 Mar. 2022 Logical fundamentalism has grown by leaps and bounds. — Jay Steven Levin, Forbes, 6 May 2022 Militarism, free-market fundamentalism, and increasing authoritarianism that’s become neo-Fascism in its expressions. — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2022 The detectives initially suspect Brenda’s husband, Allen (Billy Howle), of the crime, but soon learn that his brothers Dan and Ron (Wyatt Russell and Sam Worthington), once exemplary mainstream Mormons, have descended into bellicose fundamentalism. — Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2022 Tribalism, nationalism, fundamentalism, evangelism. — WSJ, 8 Mar. 2022 Notoriously repressive even by the standards of religious fundamentalism, the previous era of Taliban rule severely curtailed women’s rights, barring outside employment and education and requiring women to wear full burqas in public. — Liz Elting, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 Anti-evolution laws, usually understood as fundamentalism’s response to modernity, emerged from this conflict between parents and the state. — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022 See More

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“Fundamentalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fundamentalism. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.

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