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

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1. One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.
2. (finance) A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or 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.

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