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Definition of 'fundamentalism'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) fundamentalism
(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.

2. fundamentalism
the beliefs held by those in this movement.

3. fundamentalism
strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles.

Etymology: (1920–25, Amer.)

Definition of 'fundamentalism'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) fundamentalism
the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth

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Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) fundamentalism
extreme and strict religious thinking
Christian/Islamic fundamentalism

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