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Bucket 71 — Beliefs, Ideologies & Radicalism
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Best for: Islamic Studies, Sociology, Political Science (extremism essays). 5 words (2 repeats).
1. DOCTRINAIRE (adj./n.)
- Urdu: نظریاتی طور پر سخت گیر، اصول پرست (عملی حقائق سے بے نیاز)
- Meaning: applying a theory rigidly without regard to practical realities
- Syn: dogmatic, rigid, inflexible, ideological · Ant: pragmatic, flexible, open-minded, practical
- ✍️ Use: Doctrinaire free-market policies ignored the needs of small farmers.
- 🧠 Hook: acts as if the doctrine were the only air he can breathe.
2. FANATICAL (adj.)
- Urdu: متعصب، انتہا پسند، جنونی
- Meaning: filled with excessive and single-minded zeal
- Syn: zealous, extreme, militant, obsessive · Ant: moderate, tolerant, reasonable, indifferent
- ✍️ Use: Fanatical groups thrive where the state fails to provide justice.
- 🧠 Hook: a sports fan gone crazy; fanum = temple (temple-mad).
3. JINGOISM (n.)
- Urdu: جارحانہ قوم پرستی، جنگی جنون
- Meaning: extreme patriotism expressed as an aggressive, warlike foreign policy
- Syn: chauvinism, warmongering, ultra-nationalism, hawkishness · Ant: pacifism, internationalism, moderation
- ✍️ Use: Media jingoism on both sides of the border makes de-escalation harder after every crisis.
- 🧠 Hook: from a British music-hall war song: "By Jingo, if we do…"; think armour jingling on a war march.
4. ORTHODOX (adj.) 🔁
- Urdu: روایت پسند · conventional, traditional · Syn: conservative · Ant: unorthodox · Full entry → Bucket 9
5. ZEAL (n.) 🔁
- Urdu: جوش، جذبہ · great enthusiasm for a cause · Syn: fervour · Ant: apathy · Full entry → Bucket 13