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fundagelical

fundagelical adjective: of, related to, or characteristic of both evangelical and fundamentalist Christianity.

Adjective

fundagelical (comparative more fundagelical, superlative most fundagelical)

  1. (derogatory, sometimes) Of, related to, or characteristic of both evangelical and fundamentalist Christianity.
    • Its attempts at explaining the “Scientific Creationists” fail, however, because they do not focus sufficiently on the importance of soteriology in fundagelical religion.1993, Delos Banning McKown, The Mythmaker's Magic: Behind the Illusion of "Creation Science", page 166
    • Coming out as gay while also nestled in the bosom of fundagelical Christianity reveals more than sexual secrets.2014, Jay Emerson Johnson, “Apocalypse Later”, in Cathleen Falsani, Jennifer Grant, editors, Disquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good Book by the Skeptical, the Faithful, and a Few...

Noun

fundagelical (plural fundagelicals)

  1. (derogatory, sometimes) A person with beliefs and values characteristic of both evangelical and fundamentalist Christianity.
    • In Alabama, Fundagelicals - our modern day moral majoritarians calling themselves Citizens for a Positive Education, banned the use of a social studies textbook on the grounds that it failed to extol the virtues of capitalism […]1982, A View from the Loft, volumes 5-8, page 11
    • What do fundagelicals instinctively oppose? Gay marriage, abortion, gun control, taxes, the UN (and the currently top-rated candidate for anti-Christ, Kofi Annan), withdrawal from Iraq, Michael Moore, Janet Jackson's left breast.2004 May 3, John Sutherland, “God save America...”, in The Guardian

Forms of fundagelical

Adjective
comparativemore fundagelical
superlativemost fundagelical
Noun
pluralfundagelicals

Origin of fundagelical

Blend of fundamentalist + evangelical.

Questions about fundagelical

What does fundagelical mean?
Fundagelical means of, related to, or characteristic of both evangelical and fundamentalist Christianity.
What part of speech is fundagelical?
Fundagelical can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near fundagelical in the dictionary

  1. fundable
  2. Fundado
  3. fundae
  4. fundaes
  5. fundage
  6. fundagelical
  7. fundagelicals
  8. fundal
  9. fundament
  10. fundamental
  11. fundamental analyses

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