fundamentalist
/ˌfʌndəˈmɛnt(ə)lɪst
/noun
1A person who believes in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture in a religion: religious fundamentalists...
- In my experience, coming across as a fanatical fundamentalist doesn't work with rational people.
- In the early 1980s, militant fundamentalists took control over the country
- The church leadership has seldom shown solidarity with radical fundamentalists in its own ranks.
1.1A person who adheres strictly to the basic principles of any subject or discipline: a free-market fundamentalist...
- Of course, market fundamentalists insist there is no problem here.
- The decisive culture war of the 21st century is likely to be between the Darwinian fundamentalists and those who believe in God.
- His reputation as a free-market fundamentalist is largely based on a single phrase.
adjective
1Relating to or advocating the strict, literal interpretation of scripture: a fundamentalist Protestant preacher...
- The country's leader is under a lot of pressure from fundamentalist groups.
- It was carried out by fundamentalist forces.
- This was the year fundamentalist religion and partisan politics returned to movie theatres.
1.1Relating to or advocating strict adherence to the basic principles of any subject or discipline: the fundamentalist ideologies of market and state...
- He was an Italian preacher and theologian whose fundamentalist ideas had a huge impact on the politics and art of Florence during the 1490s.
- The film feels neither like a reinvention of cinema nor a truly fundamentalist attempt to get back to basics.
- If you were totally fundamentalist about the ethics, you would investigate the background to the client's wealth.
