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fundamentalists

noun

plural of fundamentalist
as in zealots

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  1. zealots
  2. theist
  3. believers
  4. religionists
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
Definition of zealots
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
Definition of theist
Noun
  • In my conversations with peers, the divide is no longer between believers and skeptics; few CFOs doubt that AI will materially shape their organizations.
    — Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That’s why Sunday’s impressive start has made the Giants even stronger believers in Harbaugh’s methods.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of believers
Noun
  • Thus, OKing vaccines may inadvertently embolden individuals to make further changes and cajole co-religionists to condone those changes for the whole group.
    — Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of religionists
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