fundamentalist

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Recent Examples of fundamentalist Their fundamentalist, literal understanding of the Bible is one that drives them to take bigger, bolder actions to affirm their belief that the United States is a Christian nation. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 The documentary follows Christine Marie, a former fundamentalist who became an expert in cults, and her husband, Tolga Katas, embedding themselves among the Samuelite Group with the hopes of garnering evidence to bring to the police. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2026 Directed by Dretzin, False Prophet began in earnest with Christine Marie, a former fundamentalist who became an expert in cults, and her videographer husband, Tolga Katas, moving to Short Creek and embedding themselves amongst the local sect. Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026 Becoming fundamentalist Katie, who asked that her last name not to be published for privacy concerns, was born in Texas, deep in the Bible Belt of the Southern United States. Rachel Clarke, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026 Zig-zagging from a tactical fundamentalist in Amorim to the ultimate pragmatist in the former England boss makes a degree of sense for a club desperate to find stability and show progress. Peter South, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026 And speaking of God, Heather has been teasing a spooky urban legend all episode about a Mormon fundamentalist who, rumor has it, disappeared into the valley to basically hunt good-time girls. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 Beginning with the denomination’s annual conference in 1979, those fundamentalists were able to inspire messengers to elect fundamentalist leaders. Susan M. Shaw, The Conversation, 16 June 2023
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Noun
  • Philosophical critics and subsequent scientific inquiry heaped doubt on Kant’s objectivism, and advancing secularism rendered for many his theist explanation for the morally reasoning immortal soul somewhat antique.
    Gerard Baker, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Today Unitarianism is predominantly a non-Christian denomination, with about a half and half split between 'humanist' and 'theist' Unitarians.
    Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2011
Noun
  • Continue reading … POWER RECLAIMED — Congress moves to unshackle states from California's ‘climate zealots’.
    , FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Democrats looking for a way to reclaim their party can find inspiration in the career of Neil Kinnock, who in the mid-1980s rescued the British Labour Party from a determined band of sectarian zealots.
    James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • The Industry actress, 29, got soaked in fake blood for her role in the horror-action flick as Maria Reaves (the younger sister to protagonist Asia Reaves, played by Zazie Beetz), as did Graham, 56, who plays a satanic cultist.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
  • There’s an incredible sequence where Zazie Beetz’s character fights cultists with a flaming axe.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Fundamentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fundamentalist. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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