原教旨主义 (yuán jiāo) — fundamentalism (religious or political doctrine of strict adherence to core principles)
Definition
Borrowed term for 'fundamentalism' — strict, literal adherence to a religion's or ideology's core doctrines. Translated as 原旨 (original meaning) + 主义 (-ism).
noun
fundamentalism (religious or political doctrine of strict adherence to core principles)
Examples
- 原教旨主义。Zhè zhǒng yuán jiāo de jí duān sī xiǎng duì shè huì wěn dìng zào chéng le wēi xié.This kind of fundamentalist extremism poses a threat to social stability.
- 原教旨主义。Hěn duō xué zhě cóng lì shǐ jiǎo dù fēn xī yuán jiāo de qǐ yuán.Many scholars analyze the origins of fundamentalism from a historical perspective.
- 原教旨主义。Tā pī píng le nà zhǒng máng mù zhuī suí yuán jiāo de zuò fǎ.He criticized the practice of blindly following fundamentalism.
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