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Fundamentalism — Fundamentalism is a 20th century movement within American Protestantism that defends the continued validity of traditional Christian beliefs in the face of a spectrum of modern ideas that have won acceptance in older denominations. Strictly… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
fundamentalism — FUNDAMENTALÍSM s. (bis., pol.) integrism. (fundamentalism islamic.) Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime FUNDAMENTALÍSM s.n. 1. Mişcare sau atitudine care atacă orice abatere de la doctrinele şi practicile considerate esenţiale într un … Dicționar Român
fundamentalism — n. 1. A system of beliefs based on the interpretation of every word in the Bible, both old and new testaments, as literal truth. It is primarily held by a branch of American Protestants. [WordNet 1.5] 2. The beliefs or practises based on a rigid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fundamentalism — ► NOUN 1) a form of Protestant Christianity which upholds belief in the strict and literal interpretation of the Bible. 2) the strict maintenance of the ancient or fundamental doctrines of any religion or ideology. DERIVATIVES fundamentalist noun … English terms dictionary
fundamentalism — ☆ fundamentalism [fun΄də ment′ liz΄əm ] n. [sometimes F ] 1. religious beliefs based on a literal interpretation of the Bible, regarded as fundamental to Christian faith and morals 2. the 20th cent. movement among some American Protestants, based … English World dictionary
Fundamentalism — For other uses, see fundamentalism (disambiguation). Fundamentalism is strict adherence to specific theological doctrines usually understood as a reaction against Modernist theology.[1] The term fundamentalism was originally coined by its… … Wikipedia
fundamentalism — fundamentalist, n., adj. /fun deuh men tl iz euhm/, n. 1. (sometimes cap.) a movement in American Protestantism that arose in the early part of the 20th century in reaction to modernism and that stresses the infallibility of the Bible not only in … Universalium
FUNDAMENTALISM — a CONSERVATIVE THEOLOGICAL movement which arose in American PROTESTANTISM in the 1920s in opposition to MODERNISM. Fundamentalism should be understood primarily as an attempt to protect the essential doctrines or fundamentals of the CHRISTIAN… … Concise dictionary of Religion
fundamentalism — noun Date: 1922 1. a. often capitalized a movement in 20th century Protestantism emphasizing the literally interpreted Bible as fundamental to Christian life and teaching b. the beliefs of this movement c. adherence to such beliefs 2. a movement… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fundamentalism — [[t]fʌ̱ndəme̱ntəlɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Fundamentalism is the belief in the original form of a religion or theory, without accepting any later ideas. Religious fundamentalism was spreading in the region. Derived words: fundamentalist plural N COUNT… … English dictionary
fundamentalism — This term (from the Latin fundamentum, meaning foundation ) has three different but related senses: (1) five foundational principles that have been adopted by many Protestants: (a) the inerrancy of the Scriptures, (b) the virgin birthand the… … Glossary of theological terms
