different between fundamentalist vs idealist

English

Etymology

From fundamental +? -ist, after a book series called “The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth“ (1910).

Pronunciation

Noun

fundamentalist (plural fundamentalists)

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

   Synonym: (Islam) takfiri

2. (finance) A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or technician.

   Antonyms: chartist, technician

3. (Christianity) 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.
4. (derogatory) A fundamentalist Christian.

   Synonym: fundie

Usage notes

The Associated Press' AP Stylebook recommends that the term fundamentalist not be used for any group that does not apply the term to itself.

Related terms

• fundamentalism

Translations

Further reading

• Fundamentalism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• The Fundamentals on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?ndam?ntalist/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

fundamentalist m (definite singular fundamentalisten, indefinite plural fundamentalistar, definite plural fundamentalistane)

1. fundamentalist (one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts)

Related terms

• fundamentalisme
• fundamentalistisk

References

• “fundamentalist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

From French idéaliste, from Late Latin idealis (“ideal”), from Latin idea (“idea”).

Pronunciation

Noun

idealist (plural idealists)

1. (philosophy) One who adheres to idealism.
2. Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
3. An unrealistic or impractical visionary.

Derived terms

• idealistic
• idealistically

Related terms

• idea
• idealism

Translations

References

• idealist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• idealist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [id?ja?list]

Noun

idealist m (indefinite plural idealistë, definite singular idealisti, definite plural idealistët)

1. idealist

Related terms

• ideal
• idealizëm

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéaliste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.de?.a??l?st/
• Hyphenation: ide?a?list
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

idealist m (plural idealisten, feminine idealiste)

1. An idealist.

Derived terms

• idealistisch

Related terms

• idealisme

Romanian

Etymology

From French idéaliste.

Adjective

idealist m or n (feminine singular idealist?, masculine plural ideali?ti, feminine and neuter plural idealiste)

1. idealistic

Declension

Related terms

• ideal
• idealism

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• ideàlista

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ide?list/
• Hyphenation: i?de?a?list

Noun

ideàlist m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)

1. idealist

Declension

Related terms

• idealìzam, ideàlistkinja

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéaliste.

Adjective

idealist

1. idealistic

Synonyms

• ülkücü

Noun

idealist

1. (philosophy) idealist