noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or technician.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: chartist, technician
3
noun
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A fundamentalist Christian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fundie
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to or tending toward fundamentalism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fundamentalistic
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 6
a supporter of fundamentalism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Protestant
History
Etymology
From fundamental + -ist, after a book series called “The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth“ (1910).
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
أُصُولِيّ
(ʔuṣūliyy)
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Armenian:
ֆունդամենտալիստ
(fundamentalist)
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Armenian:
հիմնապաշտ
(himnapašt)
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Catalan:
fonamentalista
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Catalan:
integrista
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Chinese Mandarin:
原教旨主義者 /原教旨主义者
(yuánjiàozhǐzhǔyìzhě)
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Chinese Mandarin:
基要主义者
(jīyàozhǐzhǔyìzhě)
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Czech:
fundamentalista
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Finnish:
fundamentalisti
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Finnish:
uskonkiihkoilija
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
French:
fondamentaliste
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
French:
intégriste
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Galician:
fundamentalista
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Georgian:
ფუნდამენტალისტი
(pundamenṭalisṭi)
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
German:
Fundamentalist
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
German:
Fundamentalistin
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Greek:
φονταμενταλιστής
(fontamentalistís)
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Hungarian:
fundamentalista
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Italian:
integralista
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Italian:
fondamentalista
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Japanese:
原理主義者
(genrishugisha)
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Kazakh:
фундаменталшы
(fundamentalşy)
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Māori:
angawhakapū
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Polish:
fundamentalista
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Polish:
fundamentalistka
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Portuguese:
fundamentalista
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Romanian:
fundamentalist
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Russian:
фундаментали́ст
(fundamentalíst)
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Russian:
фундаментали́стка
(fundamentalístka)
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Spanish:
fundamentalista
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Spanish:
integrista
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Swedish:
fundamentalist
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Telugu:
బత్తాయి
(battāyi)
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Tigrinya:
ኣኽራሪ
(ʾaxrari)
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Turkish:
köktenci
— one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts
Finnish:
fundamentalisti
— trader who trades on the financial fundamentals
Finnish:
fundamentalisti
— adherent of a certain American Christian movement
Finnish:
kiihkouskovainen
— pejorative: fundamentalist Christian
Finnish:
uskonkiihkoilija
— pejorative: fundamentalist Christian
