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fundamentalist

/fˌʌndəmˈɛntəlɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
fun-da-men-tal-ist
IPA
/fˌʌndəmˈɛntəlɪst/
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.

noun

A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or technician.

noun

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.

noun

A fundamentalist Christian.

Derogatory

Etymology

From fundamental + -ist, after a book series called “The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth“ (1910).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fundamentalists (plural)

Derived Forms

antifundamentalist fandomentalist fundagelical fundamentalistic nonfundamentalist ultrafundamentalist

Phrases

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints techno-fundamentalist

Frequently Paired Words

fundamentalism

Synonyms

fundie fundamentalistic

Antonyms

chartist technician

Rhymes With

environmentalist instrumentalist experimentalist

Questions

How do you pronounce fundamentalist?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˌʌndəmˈɛntəlɪst/.
What does fundamentalist mean?
One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.
Where does fundamentalist come from?
From fundamental + -ist, after a book series called “The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth“ (1910).

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