antifundamentalism
|an-ti-fun-da-men-ta-lism|
/ˌæn.ti.fʌn.dəˈmen.təl.ɪzəm/
opposition to fundamentalism
Etymology
'antifundamentalism' originates from English by combining the prefix 'anti-' (meaning 'against') with 'fundamentalism' (the noun for strict adherence to basic principles).
'antifundamentalism' was formed in the 20th century by adding the negative prefix 'anti-' to 'fundamentalism,' which itself arose in early 20th-century English to describe a movement defending the 'fundamentals' of Christian doctrine.
The term initially meant 'opposition to the movement or ideas labeled fundamentalism' and continues to carry the same basic meaning of resisting rigid or literalist doctrines.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
opposition to fundamentalism; criticism or rejection of rigid, literal, or dogmatic adherence to basic principles (often used about religious or ideological fundamentalism).
Her antifundamentalism shaped much of her academic work on religion and society.
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