fundamentalist
noun/ˌfʌndəˈmentəlɪst/
/ˌfʌndəˈmentəlɪst/
- a person who believes that everything that is written in the scriptures (= holy books) of their religion is completely true
- Christian/Islamic fundamentalists
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- a person who follows very strictly the basic principles of any subject or ideology
- right-wing fundamentalists
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