01 n. A system of beliefs based on the interpretation of every word in the Bible, both old and new testaments, as literal truth. It is primarily…
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A system of beliefs based on the interpretation of every word in the Bible, both old and new testaments, as literal truth. It is primarily held by a branch of American Protestants.
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The beliefs or practises based on a rigid adherence to some traditional doctrine; extreme conservatism; as, Moslem fundamentalism; the political fundamentalism of the Christian right.