Added 10 October 2026
fundamentalist
noun
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- One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.
- A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or technician.
- Originally referred to an adherent of an American Christian movement that began as a response to the rejection of the accuracy of the Bible, the alleged deity of Christ, Christ's atonement for humanity, the virgin birth, and miracles.
Origin
From fundamental + -ist, after a book series called “The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth“ (1910).
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