| 释义 |
fun·da·men·tal·ism
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmentəlˌizəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: fundamental (I) + -ism
1.
a. often capitalized : a militantly conservative movement in American Protestantism originating around the beginning of the 20th century in opposition to modernist tendencies and emphasizing as fundamental to Christianity the literal interpretation and absolute inerrancy of the Scriptures, the imminent and physical second coming of Jesus Christ, the virgin birth, physical resurrection, and substitutionary atonement
b. : the beliefs on which this movement was founded
c. : adherence to the attitude opposing modernism and to the literalist doctrines of fundamentalism
< a minister noted for his strict fundamentalism >
2. : a movement or attitude similar in a significant respect (as literalism or strict adherence to traditional beliefs) to the American religious fundamentalism
< Muslim fundamentalism >
< fundamentalism in education stresses the three R's > |