Usage Note
Integralista denotes someone who adheres rigidly and uncompromisingly to an ideology or belief, most often religious fundamentalism (integralista islamico), but also political extremism. As a noun it is grammatically masculine but takes feminine form integralista for women too (both genders share the same -ista ending in the singular; plural: integralisti m / integraliste f). Do not confuse with integrista, which has the same meaning but a slightly different formation.
Examples
"Il leader era considerato un integralista radicale."
Natural Translation
The leader was considered a radical fundamentalist.
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