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
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Nor did the Atchison Amendments effect any apparent and marked change in the spirit and attitude of doctrinal indifferentism.
From American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) by F. (Friedrich) Bente
Ah," he observed with an air of indifferentism to the warmer subject, "Lord Quorn; he that has been found in Australy.
From A Poached Peerage by William Magnay
This attitude of indifferentism naturally led to the exchange of fraternal delegates with the Reformed and other Churches.
From American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) 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
Being thus deprived of a fixed belief, he was more open to the action of Lessing's principles of universal tolerance, which amounted to the coldest indifferentism and doubt.
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, June 1865 by Various
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