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.
noun
Other Word Forms
- indifferentist noun
Etymology
Origin of indifferentism
From the French word indiff érentisme, dating back to 1820–30. See indifferent, -ism
Example Sentences
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The survival of pre-Christian feeling, which appeared as indifferentism among the educated classes, took a very different shape among the lower strata of society.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
In 1823 it severed its connection with the General Synod, which was followed by a long period of indifferentism.
From American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) by Bente, F. (Friedrich)
Alas! we must confess that pantheism has often led men into indifferentism.
From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich
His indifferentism was to a certain extent the result of his pantheistic views.
From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich
Conceived in Indifferentism.—Unionism and indifferentism mark the character of the General Synod from its very beginning.
From American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) by Bente, F. (Friedrich)
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