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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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According to Burrell, however, the Weberian model of the university neglects the fideist character of all inquiry.
Theology and the intellectual life by Rashkover, Randi / Cross Currents
This is not the language of an alien group of fideists.
The great divorce: Catholicism and politics by DeMarco, Donald / Catholic Insight
Although Coornhert's vigorous, active life did not resemble Erasmus' life of the independent intellectual, he followed Erasmus' acceptance of the rational tradition of late medieval Christianity, rejecting the fideist and charismatic line.
Constraint on Trial: Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert and Religious ... by Coogan, Robert / Renaissance Quarterly
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