fideism

American

[fee-dey-iz-uhm, fahy-dee-] / ˈfi deɪˌɪz əm, ˈfaɪ di- /

noun

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

fideism British

/ ˈfiːdeɪˌɪzəm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of fideism

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

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