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integrista

fundamentalist

noun een-teh-GREES-tah Rare

Usage Note

Integrista refers to a religious or political fundamentalist who insists on strict adherence to doctrine. It is a common-gender noun: el/la integrista. In Spanish history it had a specific 19th-century political meaning (Catholic integrism), but in modern usage it most often refers to Islamic fundamentalism in news contexts.

Examples

"El grupo integrista rechazó el acuerdo de paz."

Natural Translation

The fundamentalist group rejected the peace agreement.

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