Islamic fundamentalism

noun

A revolutionary movement towards Islamism, with literal and traditional interpretations of their sacred texts. It is often used to describe Muslim groups that advocate the replacement of secular state laws with Islamic law, or Shari'a.

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Meanings

nounIslamic fundamentalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA revolutionary movement towards Islamism, with literal and traditional interpretations of their sacred texts. It is often used to describe Muslim groups that advocate the replacement of secular state laws with Islamic law, or Shari'a.

Translations

Arabic اَلْأُصُولِيَّة اَلْإِسْلَامِيَّة
  • اَلْأُصُولِيَّة اَلْإِسْلَامِيَّة (al-ʔuṣūliyya l-ʔislāmiyya)movement towards Islamic conservatism
Chinese Mandarin 伊斯蘭原教旨主義 /伊斯兰原教旨主义
  • 伊斯蘭原教旨主義 /伊斯兰原教旨主义 (Yīsīlán yuánjiàozhǐzhǔyì)movement towards Islamic conservatism
Esperanto islama fundamentismo
  • islama fundamentismomovement towards Islamic conservatism
Finnish islamilainen fundamentalismi
  • islamilainen fundamentalismimovement towards Islamic conservatism
French fondamentalisme islamique
  • fondamentalisme islamiquemovement towards Islamic conservatism
German islamischer Fundamentalismus
  • islamischer Fundamentalismusmovement towards Islamic conservatism
Japanese イスラム原理主義
  • イスラム原理主義 (Isuramu-genrishugi)movement towards Islamic conservatism
Korean 이슬람 원리주의
  • 이슬람 원리주의 (Iseullam wollijuui)movement towards Islamic conservatism
Persian بنیادگرایی اسلامی
  • بنیادگرایی اسلامیmovement towards Islamic conservatism
Portuguese fundamentalismo islâmico
  • fundamentalismo islâmicomovement towards Islamic conservatism
Russian исла́мский фундаментали́зм
  • исла́мский фундаментали́зм (islámskij fundamentalízm)movement towards Islamic conservatism
Spanish fundamentalismo islámico
  • fundamentalismo islámicomovement towards Islamic conservatism
Cite this entry
APA

Islamic fundamentalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamic%20fundamentalism

MLA

“Islamic fundamentalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamic%20fundamentalism. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Islamic fundamentalism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamic%20fundamentalism.

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