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fundamentalism

fun·da·men·talism

UK/ˌfʌndəˈmentəlɪzəm/ US/ˌfʌndʌˈmɛnʌˌlɪzʌm/ uncommon

noun

1.

the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth

Origin

From fundamental + -ism. First used in the 1910s by American Christians.

Phrases

  • free-market fundamentalism
  • Islamic fundamentalism
  • market fundamentalism
  • technical analysis
  • value investing

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