ALL meanings of fundamentalism
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F f - noun fundamentalism A form of Protestant Christianity that upholds belief in the strict and literal interpretation of the Bible, including its narratives, doctrines, prophecies, and moral laws. 1
- noun fundamentalism (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam. 1
- noun fundamentalism the beliefs held by those in this movement. 1
- noun fundamentalism strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles: the fundamentalism of the extreme conservatives. 1
- noun fundamentalism literal adherence to basic principles 1
- noun fundamentalism (religion) The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts. 0
- noun fundamentalism (finance) The belief that fundamental financial quantities are the best predictor of the price of an instrument. 0
- noun fundamentalism Strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles. 0
- uncountable noun fundamentalism Fundamentalism is the belief in the original form of a religion or theory, without accepting any later ideas. 0
- noun fundamentalism (esp among certain Protestant sects) the belief that every word of the Bible is divinely inspired and therefore true 0
- noun fundamentalism a movement favouring strict observance of the teachings of the Koran and Islamic law 0
- noun fundamentalism strict adherence to the fundamental principles of any set of beliefs 0
- noun fundamentalism religious beliefs based on a literal interpretation of the Bible, regarded as fundamental to Christian faith and morals 0
- noun fundamentalism the 20th-cent. movement among some American Protestants, based on these beliefs 0
- noun fundamentalism a strict adherence to or interpretation of a doctrine, set of principles, etc., as of a social, legal, political, or religious group or system 0