fundamentalism
fun·da·men·talism
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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