Extremist vs Fundamentalism - What's the difference?

extremist | fundamentalism |


As nouns the difference between extremist and fundamentalism

is that extremist is extremist while fundamentalism is (religion) the tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts.

extremist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • holding extreme views, especially on a political subject
  • of, or relating to extremism

    • fundamentalism

    English

    (wikipedia fundamentalism)

    Noun

  • (religion) The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts.
  • (finance) The belief that fundamental financial quantities are the best predictor of the price of an instrument.
  • The beliefs held by those in this movement.
  • Strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles.

    • Synonyms

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    Related terms

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    See also

    * (l) (1) * (l) (2) * (l) (2) English words suffixed with -ism