fundamentalism
Strict textual adherence
Fundamentalism is strict adherence to the basic principles of a religion or ideology, especially when resisting modern reinterpretation.
The term originated with early 20th-century American Protestants who insisted on literal biblical truth.
It now applies broadly to rigid, uncompromising belief systems: Islamic fundamentalism, market fundamentalism.
A fundamentalist holds such views.
Intense emotional intensity
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- radicalismPursuit of sweeping change
- militancyCombative advocacy stance
zealousness · intensity · vehemence · jihadism · crusade · martyrdom · firebrand · fierceness
Sacred religious writings
- evangelismPromoting beliefs to others
- creationismDivine origin doctrine
- theocracyRule by religious authority
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
proselytism · revivalism · literalism · inerrancy · orthodoxy · piety · clericalism · monotheism
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- creedStatement of belief
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- tenetHeld principle or doctrine
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
inerrancy · literalism · precept · teaching · ideology · conviction · absolutism · catechism
Total freedom from mistakes
- verbatimIn identical wording
- literalismExact meaning only
- word-for-wordExactly as stated
- textualismInterpreting law literally
scriptural · fidelity · exactness · originalism · denotation · explicitness
Unable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- dogmaticAsserting opinions as facts
adamant · uncompromising · intransigent · hardline · absolutist · black-and-white · purist · obstinate
Rule by religious authority
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
conservatism · anti-modernism · nativism · ethnonationalism · authoritarianism
Absence of vanity
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- wholesomenessQuality of being good
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
- unblemishedFree from any defect
untainted · uncorrupted · separatism · insularity · exclusivism · in-group
fervor
Intense emotional intensity
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- radicalismPursuit of sweeping change
militancy · zealousness · intensity · vehemence · jihadism · crusade · martyrdom · firebrand · fierceness · obsession
scripture
Sacred religious writings
- evangelismPromoting beliefs to others
- creationismDivine origin doctrine
- theocracyRule by religious authority
sectarianism · proselytism · revivalism · literalism · inerrancy · orthodoxy · piety · clericalism · monotheism · Salafism
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
orthodoxy · inerrancy · literalism · precept · teaching · ideology · conviction · absolutism · catechism · infallibility
inerrancy
Total freedom from mistakes
- verbatimIn identical wording
- literalismExact meaning only
- word-for-wordExactly as stated
textualism · scriptural · fidelity · exactness · originalism · denotation · explicitness
inflexible
Unable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- strictRigorous, without flexibility
- unbendingRefusing to change position
dogmatic · adamant · uncompromising · intransigent · hardline · absolutist · black-and-white · purist · obstinate · implacable
theocracy
Rule by religious authority
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
patriarchy · conservatism · anti-modernism · nativism · ethnonationalism · authoritarianism
modesty
Absence of vanity
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- wholesomenessQuality of being good
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
unblemished · untainted · uncorrupted · separatism · insularity · exclusivism · in-group
- long wordssupercalifragilisticexpialidocious, antidisestablishmentarianism, incomprehensibilities, counterrevolutionary, electroencephalograph
- Purist ideologieslinguistic purism, purity
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faith
- ismscapitalism, socialism, communism, anarchism, racism
- convictionsbelief, certainty, certitude, creed, credo
fundamentalismliberalism
Philosophy valuing reform, tolerance
modernism · revisionism · antifundamentalist · demythologization · progressivism
fundamentalismmodernism
Favoring contemporary approaches
secularism · progressivism · secular humanism · rationalism · scientific worldview
fundamentalismliberalism
Philosophy valuing reform, tolerance
pluralism · relativism · ecumenism · open-mindedness · tolerance
- religious fundamentalismLiteral interpretation of scripture
- Christian fundamentalismLiteral Bible belief movement
- Islamic fundamentalismLiteral scriptural Muslim politics