Definitions for fundamentalism

fundamentalism fun·da·men·tal·ism

Spelling: [fuhn-duh-men-tl-iz-uh m]
IPA: /ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm/

Fundamentalism is a 14 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 28 points.

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Definitions for fundamentalism

noun

  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
  2. the beliefs held by those in this movement.
  3. strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles:

Origin of fundamentalism

1920-25, Americanism; fundamental + -ism; originally in reference to the American Protestant fundamentalism movement, which arose in th

Examples for fundamentalism

“fundamentalism will not win, even if they say, ‘Allahu akbar’ all day long,” her mother told Bennoune.

Last month, Kamel decided to run partly out of concern over the emergence, post-revolution, of Islamic fundamentalism.

In Pakistan, political Islamism and Muslim fundamentalism will continue to invade the everyday discourse of ordinary folk.

And in places where fundamentalism is most severe, women are callously repressed.

There is a struggle between freedom and fundamentalism in our time, both at home and abroad.

The lines of fundamentalism are blurrier today than what they once were.

Lastly, the rise in sectarian intra-Muslim fundamentalism in Indonesia is a further area to watch.

They see Islamic fundamentalism, if not Islam itself, as the enemy.

The two-state solution being the driving force behind Islamic fundamentalism, of course.

It talks about radicalization as well as fundamentalism—and the dangers of that.

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