Fundamentalism
WordNet
noun
(1) The interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts.
- The belief that fundamental financial quantities are the best predictor of the price of an instrument.
- The beliefs held by those in this movement.
- Strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles.