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Fundamentalism vs Orthodoxy - What's the difference?

fundamentalism | orthodoxy |

As nouns the difference between fundamentalism and orthodoxy

is that fundamentalism is the tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts while orthodoxy is correctness in doctrine and belief.

As a proper noun Orthodoxy is

the Eastern Orthodox Church, including Greek Orthodox Church, Romanian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox Church, and Serbian Orthodox Church.

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

    * (religion) (l)

    Related terms

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    See also

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

    orthodoxy

    English

    Noun

    (orthodoxies)
  • Correctness in doctrine and belief.
  • Conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions).

    • Antonyms

    * heterodoxy