nonfundamentalist

adjective

non·​fun·​da·​men·​tal·​ist (ˈ)nän-ˌfən-də-ˈmen-tə-list 

: not of, adhering to, or marked by fundamentalism : not fundamentalist

nonfundamentalist beliefs

nonfundamentalist noun

plural nonfundamentalists

The moderation we see among nonfundamentalists is not some sign that faith itself has evolved.

—Sam Harris, The End of Faith, 2004

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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