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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fun•da•men•tal•ism /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlˌɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Religion[sometimes: Fundamentalism] a movement in American Protestantism that claims the Bible is literally infallible not only in faith and morals but also in history.
- Religionthe beliefs held by those in this movement.
fun•da•men•tal•ist, n. [countable], adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fun•da•men•tal•ism (fun′də men′tl iz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - Religion(sometimes cap.) a movement in American Protestantism that arose in the early part of the 20th century in reaction to modernism and that stresses the infallibility of the Bible not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record, holding as essential to Christian faith belief in such doctrines as the creation of the world, the virgin birth, physical resurrection, atonement by the sacrificial death of Christ, and the Second Coming.
- Religionthe beliefs held by those in this movement.
- strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles:the fundamentalism of the extreme conservatives.
- fundamental + -ism 1920–25, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fundamentalism /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm/ n - (esp among certain Protestant sects) the belief that every word of the Bible is divinely inspired and therefore true
- a movement favouring strict observance of the teachings of the Koran and Islamic law
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