Fundamentalist
noun
A person who follows and believes deeply in the original principles of any philosophy or religion.
The fundamentalist insisted on following all the traditional customs of his religion.
Often appears as...
- christian fundamentalist
- islamic fundamentalist
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adjective
Relating to or advocating for the strict, literal interpretation and following of fundamental principles of any philosophy or religion.
Her fundamentalist viewpoint didn't allow her to accept any modern adaptations of her religion.
Often appears as...
- fundamentalist attitude
- fundamentalist belief
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Neutral
noun
A person who follows and believes deeply in the original principles of any philosophy or religion.
The fundamentalist insisted on following all the traditional customs of his religion.
Often appears as...
- christian fundamentalist
- islamic fundamentalist
Usage tips
Neutral
adjective
Relating to or advocating for the strict, literal interpretation and following of fundamental principles of any philosophy or religion.
Her fundamentalist viewpoint didn't allow her to accept any modern adaptations of her religion.
Often appears as...
- fundamentalist attitude
- fundamentalist belief
Usage tips
Neutral
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Association
Fundamentalist is often linked to strict religious beliefs and can carry a negative connotation when used in secular contexts.
The community was wary of the new neighbor's fundamentalist views.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Extremism
Being a fundamentalist doesn't necessarily mean extremist; it can simply reflect a deep commitment to traditional beliefs.
Although a fundamentalist, he peacefully coexisted with those of other faiths.
Pro Tip 3/3Political Use
Fundamentalist can be used in political contexts to describe someone with uncompromising adherence to core principles.
The politician was labeled a fundamentalist for her rigid stance on policies.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Association
Fundamentalist is often linked to strict religious beliefs and can carry a negative connotation when used in secular contexts.
The community was wary of the new neighbor's fundamentalist views.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Extremism
Being a fundamentalist doesn't necessarily mean extremist; it can simply reflect a deep commitment to traditional beliefs.
Although a fundamentalist, he peacefully coexisted with those of other faiths.
Pro Tip 3/3Political Use
Fundamentalist can be used in political contexts to describe someone with uncompromising adherence to core principles.
The politician was labeled a fundamentalist for her rigid stance on policies.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Association
Fundamentalist is often linked to strict religious beliefs and can carry a negative connotation when used in secular contexts.
The community was wary of the new neighbor's fundamentalist views.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Extremism
Being a fundamentalist doesn't necessarily mean extremist; it can simply reflect a deep commitment to traditional beliefs.
Although a fundamentalist, he peacefully coexisted with those of other faiths.
Pro Tip 3/3Political Use
Fundamentalist can be used in political contexts to describe someone with uncompromising adherence to core principles.
The politician was labeled a fundamentalist for her rigid stance on policies.
Compare with
conservativeextremistfanaticfundamentinflexiblepuritanicalradicalisationtraditionalzealot
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Don Tapscott: Four...
typically the old regime, or extremists, or fundamentalist forces. You can see this playing out today in Egypt. But that doesn't matter, because this is moving forward. The train has left the station. The cat is out of the bag. The horse is out of the barn. Help me out here, okay?
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Four principles for the...
forces can fill that typically the old regime or extremists or fundamentalist forces you can see that's playing out today in Egypt but that doesn't matter because this is moving forward the train has left the station the cat is out of the bag the horse is out of the bar help
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Karima Bennoune: The...
something which is only possible because the armed fundamentalists were largely defeated in the country. And the second place I found Amel's hope was everywhere that women and men continue to defy the jihadis. We must support all of those in honor of Amel
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Dare to refuse the...
Purity, certainty, the return to authentic tradition, the quest for these can lead to lethal visions of perfect societies and perfected people. This is what the main Hindu fundamentalist organization in India looks like today at its mass rally.
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Paul Gilding: The Earth...
We need to accept the fear and then we need to act. We need to act like the future depends on it. We need to act like we only have one planet. We can do this. I know the free market fundamentalists will tell you
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The real meaning of soul...
regimes soul does not sit well with dogma it would be tempting to say here that fundamentalists are soulless make that very tempting except is that really possible only if you still think of soul
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A letter to all who have...
I could fail to see change's consequences. I could overlook the importance of roots, traditions, rituals, stability -- and belonging. And the more fundamentalist I became
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Lesley Hazleton: The...
In effect, they are the infidels. Like fundamentalists of all religious stripes, they have no questions, only answers. They found the perfect antidote to thought
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Borneo: Paradise Under...
some other planet and just dropped and spread like cancer but this is terracing for all palm and I'm not you know this kind of environmentalist fundamentalist
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Why should you read "The...
But when the fundamentalist regime comes into power, Offred is denied her identity, separated from her family, and reduced to being, in Offred's words,
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Don Tapscott: Four...
typically the old regime, or extremists, or fundamentalist forces. You can see this playing out today in Egypt. But that doesn't matter, because this is moving forward. The train has left the station. The cat is out of the bag. The horse is out of the barn. Help me out here, okay?
Video examples
Four principles for the...
forces can fill that typically the old regime or extremists or fundamentalist forces you can see that's playing out today in Egypt but that doesn't matter because this is moving forward the train has left the station the cat is out of the bag the horse is out of the bar help
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Karima Bennoune: The...
something which is only possible because the armed fundamentalists were largely defeated in the country. And the second place I found Amel's hope was everywhere that women and men continue to defy the jihadis. We must support all of those in honor of Amel
Video examples
Dare to refuse the...
Purity, certainty, the return to authentic tradition, the quest for these can lead to lethal visions of perfect societies and perfected people. This is what the main Hindu fundamentalist organization in India looks like today at its mass rally.
Video examples
Paul Gilding: The Earth...
We need to accept the fear and then we need to act. We need to act like the future depends on it. We need to act like we only have one planet. We can do this. I know the free market fundamentalists will tell you
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The real meaning of soul...
regimes soul does not sit well with dogma it would be tempting to say here that fundamentalists are soulless make that very tempting except is that really possible only if you still think of soul
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A letter to all who have...
I could fail to see change's consequences. I could overlook the importance of roots, traditions, rituals, stability -- and belonging. And the more fundamentalist I became
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Lesley Hazleton: The...
In effect, they are the infidels. Like fundamentalists of all religious stripes, they have no questions, only answers. They found the perfect antidote to thought
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Borneo: Paradise Under...
some other planet and just dropped and spread like cancer but this is terracing for all palm and I'm not you know this kind of environmentalist fundamentalist
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Why should you read "The...
But when the fundamentalist regime comes into power, Offred is denied her identity, separated from her family, and reduced to being, in Offred's words,
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Nouriel Roubini
American Economist
I believe, unlike people that are totally free-market, laissez-faire fundamentalists, that there is an important role that the government can play - one, in providing public goods, whether it's education, health care, or other things, and two, supervising countercyclical policy - stimulus, whether it's monetary, fiscal, or otherwise.
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Christopher McCulloch
American Writer
Fundamentalists are crazy. They're the real world equivalent to the evil geniuses of our spy fiction and our superhero comics. They want to mold the world into a specific shape that they really believe in, and if you don't believe in that, if you can't relate to that, it just seems crazy.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian Writer
I am a bit of a fundamentalist when it comes to black women's hair. Hair is hair - yet also about larger questions: self-acceptance, insecurity and what the world tells you is beautiful. For many black women, the idea of wearing their hair naturally is unbearable.
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Melissa Leo
American Actress
I think the funny thing about acting for me - and I hold it in a very holy, spiritual way - not to be overly fundamentalist about it, but it's that important to me - is that it is an ancient healing art.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and they should be treated with complete respect.
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Philip Warren Anderson
American Scientist
Although raised on the farm - my grandfather was an unsuccessful fundamentalist preacher turned farmer - my father and his brother both became professors.
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Tyler Winklevoss
American Businessman
There's a difference between being a fundamentalist and being al-Qaeda and being Muslim. It's absurd to think otherwise.
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Thomas Piketty
French Economist
There is a fundamentalist belief by capitalists that capital will save the world, and it just isn't so.
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Jeanette Winterson
British Novelist
Confidence and superiority: It's the usual fundamentalist stuff: I've got the truth, and you haven't.
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Moshe Katsav
Israeli Statesman
Fundamentalist governments and organizations endanger stability in the world.
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Nouriel Roubini
American Economist
I believe, unlike people that are totally free-market, laissez-faire fundamentalists, that there is an important role that the government can play - one, in providing public goods, whether it's education, health care, or other things, and two, supervising countercyclical policy - stimulus, whether it's monetary, fiscal, or otherwise.
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Christopher McCulloch
American Writer
Fundamentalists are crazy. They're the real world equivalent to the evil geniuses of our spy fiction and our superhero comics. They want to mold the world into a specific shape that they really believe in, and if you don't believe in that, if you can't relate to that, it just seems crazy.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian Writer
I am a bit of a fundamentalist when it comes to black women's hair. Hair is hair - yet also about larger questions: self-acceptance, insecurity and what the world tells you is beautiful. For many black women, the idea of wearing their hair naturally is unbearable.
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Melissa Leo
American Actress
I think the funny thing about acting for me - and I hold it in a very holy, spiritual way - not to be overly fundamentalist about it, but it's that important to me - is that it is an ancient healing art.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and they should be treated with complete respect.
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Philip Warren Anderson
American Scientist
Although raised on the farm - my grandfather was an unsuccessful fundamentalist preacher turned farmer - my father and his brother both became professors.
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Tyler Winklevoss
American Businessman
There's a difference between being a fundamentalist and being al-Qaeda and being Muslim. It's absurd to think otherwise.
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Thomas Piketty
French Economist
There is a fundamentalist belief by capitalists that capital will save the world, and it just isn't so.
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Jeanette Winterson
British Novelist
Confidence and superiority: It's the usual fundamentalist stuff: I've got the truth, and you haven't.
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Moshe Katsav
Israeli Statesman
Fundamentalist governments and organizations endanger stability in the world.
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