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View synonyms for fundamentalist

fundamentalist

[ fuhn-duh-men-tl-ist ]

noun

  1. an adherent of fundamentalism, a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts:

    radical fundamentalists.

adjective

  1. noting or relating to fundamentalism or fundamentalists:

    fundamentalist sects.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fundamentalist1

First recorded in 1920–25; fundamental ( def ) + -ist ( def )

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