fideism

[ fee-dey-iz-uhm, fahy-dee- ]

/ ˈfi deɪˌɪz əm, ˈfaɪ di- /

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noun

exclusive reliance in religious matters upon faith, with consequent rejection of appeals to science or philosophy.

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Origin of fideism

1880–85; <Latin fide- stem of fidēsfaith + -ism; probably first coined in French (fidéisme)

OTHER WORDS FROM fideism

fi·de·ist, nounfi·de·is·tic, adjective

Words nearby fideism

fiddly, FIDE, fideicommissary, fideicommissum, Fidei Defensor, fideism, Fidel, Fidelio, Fidelism, Fidelista, fidelity

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British Dictionary definitions for fideism

fideism

/ (ˈfiːdeɪˌɪzəm) /

noun

the theological doctrine that religious truth is a matter of faith and cannot be established by reasonCompare natural theology

Derived forms of fideism

fideist, nounfideistic, adjective

Word Origin for fideism

C19: from Latin fidēs faith

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