fundamentalism

fun·da·men·tal·ism  (fnd-mntl-zm)

n.

1. A usually religious movement or point of view characterized by a return to fundamental principles, by rigid adherence to those principles, and often by intolerance of other views and opposition to secularism.

2.

a. often Fundamentalism An organized, militant Evangelical movement originating in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century in opposition to Protestant Liberalism and secularism, insisting on the inerrancy of Scripture.

b. Adherence to the theology of this movement.

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funda·mental·ist adj. & n.

funda·mental·istic adj.

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fundamentalism

Noun

1. Christianity the view that the Bible is literally true

2. Islam a movement favouring strict observance of Islamic law

fundamentalist nadj

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fundamentalism

1. a conservative movement in 20th-century American Protestantism in reaction to modernism, asserting especially the inerrancy of the Scriptures as a historical record and as a guide to faith and morals, and emphasizing, as matters of true faith, belief in the virgin birth, the sacrifice and death of Christ upon the cross, physical resurrection, and the Second Coming.
2. an adherence to the doctrines and practices of this movement. — fundamentalist, n., adj.

See also: Protestantism

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the rationale of conservative American Protestants who regard the Bible as free of errors or contradictions and emphasize its literal interpretation, usually without reference to modern scholarship. Also called literalism. — fundamentalist, n., adj.

See also: Bible

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fundamentalism - the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth Protestantism - the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation

Translations

fundamentalism [fʌndəˈmɛntəlɪzəm] n → fundamentalismo, integrismo

fundamentalism [fʌndəˈmɛntəlɪzəm] n → intégrisme m

fundamentalism [fʌndəˈmɛntəlɪzəm] n → Fundamentalismus m

fundamentalism [fʌndəˈmɛntəlɪzəm] n → fondamentalismo