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fundamentalist

noun

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adjective

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noun

Etymology: From fundamental + -ist, after a book series called “The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth“ (1910).

  1. One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.
  2. A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or technician.
  3. Originally referred to an adherent of an American Christian movement that began as a response to the rejection of the accuracy of the Bible, the alleged deity of Christ, Christ's atonement for humanity, the virgin birth, and miracles.
  4. A fundamentalist Christian.
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