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fun·da·men·tal·ist I. \-ələ̇st\ noun (-s) Etymology: fundamental (I) + -ist 1. sometimes capitalized : an adherent or proponent of Protestant fundamentalism 2. : an extreme conservative; especially : one who attacks any deviation from certain doctrines and practices he considers essential (as to a religious, political, or educational system) < a political fundamentalist … could reduce the shadings of any political controversy into a black-and-white conflict between free enterprise and socialism — Time > 3. often capitalized : a member of a small dissident Mormon sect continuing to practice polygamy after its outlawry in 1890 II. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective or fun·da·men·tal·is·tic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|istik, -tēk\ Etymology: fundamentalist (II) from fundamentalist (I); fundamentalistic from fundamentalist (I) + -ic : of, adhering to, or marked by fundamentalism < comparing the neoorthodox with the fundamentalist position > < a fundamentalist revival preacher > < an economic outlook strongly fundamentalist in tone > |