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Fundamentalism vs Ultrafundamentalist - What's the difference?

fundamentalism | ultrafundamentalist |

As nouns the difference between fundamentalism and ultrafundamentalist

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

As an adjective ultrafundamentalist is

subscribing to extreme, radical fundamentalism.

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.

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

    ultrafundamentalist

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Subscribing to extreme, radical fundamentalism
    • He was an ultrafundamentalist cleric.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An extreme, radical fundamentalist
    • The clinic has been attacked by ultrafundamentalists .