fundamentalism

/ˌfʌn·dəˈmen·təlˌɪz·əm/ n [U]

Definition

› the belief that the traditional principles of a religion or set of beliefs should be maintained fundamentalist

/ˌfʌn·dəˈmen·təl·ɪst/ n [C] › She is religious but not a fundamentalist. fundamentalist

/ˌfʌn·dəˈmen·təl·ɪst/ adj › fundamentalist groups

(Definition of fundamentalism n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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