See Also: fundamentalism(dictionary)
fundamentalism, Christian(encyclopedia)
fundamentalism, Islamic(encyclopedia)

fundamentalism (iou)



fundamentalism noun. E20.
[from FUNDAMENTAL + -ISM.]
The strict maintenance of traditional orthodox religious beliefs or doctrines; esp. belief in the inerrancy of Scripture and literal acceptance of the creeds as fundamentals of Protestant Christianity.
fundamentalist noun & adjective (a) noun an adherent of fundamentalism; (b) adjective of or pertaining to fundamentalism or fundamentalists: E20.