Fundamentalist
Fundamentalist noun - A supporter of fundamentalism.
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Synonyms for Fundamentalist
Radical and fundamentalist are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Radical" instead a noun "Fundamentalist".
Radical
Radical noun - A person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government.
Fundamentalist and radical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fundamentalist" instead a noun "Radical".
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Strange Bedfellows: The anti-pornographic alliance between radical feminists and fundamentalist Christians shown before the United States became Gilead.
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While many characters had similar personalities as their main universe selves, Sooraya Qadir is a radical departure as she goes from a modest, fundamentalist Muslim to a quintessential valley girl that rivals Tabitha "Boom Boom" Smith in vapidness.
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The terrorist actions of the fundamentalist "deep dwarfs" (who cover themselves from head to foot because they consider it a sin to look on sunlight) are highly reminiscent of radical Islam.
Source: Literature / Discworld
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