indifferentism
Americannoun
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systematic indifference.
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the principle or opinion that differences of religious belief are essentially unimportant.
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Philosophy. the doctrine that each entity is essentially unique and at the same time essentially the same as all other entities of its kind.
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Etymology
Origin of indifferentism
From the French word indiff érentisme, dating back to 1820–30. See indifferent, -ism
Example Sentences
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In the slack times of peace he discovered no outlet for the grim within him—his fire could never be lighted by love, therefore he drifted in the waters of indifferentism.
From Tatterdemalion by John Galsworthy
But this entire view is founded on indifferentism and unionism flowing from the false principle that quality must be sacrificed to quantity, eternal truth to temporal peace and unity to external progress and temporary success.
From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by F. (Friedrich) Bente
It advocated a union of the Lutherans and the Reformed based on indifferentism, and a surrender in all important doctrinal points to Calvinism, the Lutherans merely retaining their name.
From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by F. (Friedrich) Bente
This, however, should be no excuse for indifferentism in the work of lessening the sum-total of the evil, and increasing the sum-total of the good.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 by Various
His indifferentism was to a certain extent the result of his pantheistic views.
From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine
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