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fideism

[fee-dey-iz-uh m, fahy-dee-]
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noun
  1. 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 fidēs faith + -ism; probably first coined in French (fidéisme)
Related formsfi·de·ist, nounfi·de·is·tic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for fideism

fideism

noun
  1. the theological doctrine that religious truth is a matter of faith and cannot be established by reasonCompare natural theology
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Derived Formsfideist, nounfideistic, adjective

Word Origin

C19: from Latin fidēs faith
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Word Origin and History for fideism

n.

1885, from Latin fides "faith" (see faith) + -ism.

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