fundamentalist vs militant

fundamentalist

noun
  • A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or technician. 

  • Originally referred to an adherent of an American Christian movement that began as a response to the rejection of the accuracy of the Bible, the alleged deity of Christ, Christ's atonement for humanity, the virgin birth, and miracles. 

  • One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts. 

  • A fundamentalist Christian. 

militant

noun
  • Specifically, someone who supports the Trotskyist political view expressed in the newspaper Militant, or who engages in aggressive left-wing politics. 

  • An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction. 

adj
  • Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike. 

  • Aggressively supporting of a political or social cause; adamant, combative. 

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