Associations to the word «Fundamentalist»

Wiktionary

FUNDAMENTALIST, noun. One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.
FUNDAMENTALIST, noun. (finance) A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or technician.
FUNDAMENTALIST, noun. (Christian) 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.
FUNDAMENTALIST, noun. (pejorative) A fundamentalist Christian (also fundie or fundy)

Dictionary definition

FUNDAMENTALIST, noun. A supporter of fundamentalism.
FUNDAMENTALIST, adjective. Of or relating to or tending toward fundamentalism.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats