fundamentalists

plural of fundamentalist

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Noun
  • Garrett says the new protocols acknowledge that academic institutions have the responsibility to take steps for the safety of their researchers and protect them from potentially dangerous interactions with conspiracy theorists and other reactionary zealots.
    Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
  • March 13, 2026 For Gen Z neophytes and hardcore fans overseas (South Asian and Nigerian Mike zealots apparently have a lot to say on the matter), the idea of MJ/Prince ever being a rivalry is laughable.
    Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • There is a certain irony in that nearly all those cited were people of Christian faith — in order of appearance: practicing Catholic; passionate theist; committed Church of Scotland; and lifelong Lutheran.
    Denis Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
  • 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
Noun
  • So for all the initial shock about the Dolphins picking Proctor at 12, the Alabama rookie had some strong believers in the top 11 of the first round.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • In Arabic the word kafir or kaffir has been used to refer to infidels, or non-believers in Islam.
    Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
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
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