indifferentism

[ in-dif-er-uhn-tiz-uhm, -dif-ruhn- ]

noun

1. systematic indifference.
2. adiaphorism.
3. the principle or opinion that differences of religious belief are essentially unimportant.
4. Philosophy. the doctrine that each entity is essentially unique and at the same time essentially the same as all other entities of its kind.

indifferentism

/ ɪnˈdɪfrənˌtɪzəm; -fərən- /

noun

1. systematic indifference, esp in matters of religion

Derived Forms

• inˈdifferentist, noun

Other Words From

• in·differ·ent·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of indifferentism¹

From the French word indiff érentisme, dating back to 1820–30. See indifferent, -ism

Example Sentences

His house of cards had toppled over; but the profound indifferentism of his nature enabled him to view the ruins with composure.

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Far from being fanatical, the temper of these literati savours somewhat of a much later indifferentism.

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It is far more serious than indifferentism, or than the open mockery of the 18th century philosophers.

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Everybody's deity is as good as anybody else's—indifferentism, I believe, is the theological term.

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I see too much of the real life, even here in Kbe, to think the indifferentism real.

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