fundamentalism

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

fundamentalism \fundamentalism\ n.

1.A system of beliefs based on the interpretation of every word in the Bible, both old and new testaments, as literal truth. It is primarily held by a branch of American Protestants. [WordNet 1.5]

2.The beliefs or practises based on a rigid adherence to some traditional doctrine; extreme conservatism; as, Moslem fundamentalism; the political fundamentalism of the Christian right. [PJC] fundamentalist

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