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fideism

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fi·de·ism  (fd-z-m, fd-)
n.
Reliance on faith alone rather than scientific reasoning or philosophy in questions of religion.
[Probably from French fidéïsme, from Latin fids, faith; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]
fide·ist n.
fide·istic adj.
fideism [ˈfiːdeɪˌɪzəm]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the theological doctrine that religious truth is a matter of faith and cannot be established by reason Compare natural theology
[from Latin fidēs faith]
fideist  n
fideistic  adj
fideism
a reliance, in a search for religious truth, on faith alone. — fideist, n. — fideistic. adj.
See also: Faith
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