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anti-fundamentalist

an·ti-fun·da·men·tal·ist
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee fuhn-duh-men-tl-ist]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl ɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee fuhn-duh-men-tl-ist]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl ɪst/

Definitions of anti-fundamentalist word

  • noun anti-fundamentalist (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam. 1
  • noun anti-fundamentalist the beliefs held by those in this movement. 1
  • noun anti-fundamentalist strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles: the fundamentalism of the extreme conservatives. 1

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Origin of anti-fundamentalist

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25, Americanism; fundamental + -ism; originally in reference to the American Protestant fundamentalism movement, which arose in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in reaction to modernism

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Parts of speech for Anti-fundamentalist

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anti-fundamentalist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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