fundamentalism
noun /ˌfʌndəˈmentəlɪzəm/
/ˌfʌndəˈmentəlɪzəm/
[uncountable]- a form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, based on the belief that everything that is written in the scriptures (= holy books) is completely trueCultureFundamentalism is strong among some Protestant Christian groups in the US South and Midwest. Christian fundamentalists do not accept the theory of evolution.Topics Religion and festivalsc2
- the practice of following very strictly the basic principles of any subject or ideology
- free-market fundamentalism