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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
a reliance, in a search for religious truth, on faith alone. — fideist, n. — fideistic. adj.
See also: Faith
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This is not the language of an alien group of fideists.
The great divorce: Catholicism and politics by DeMarco, Donald / Catholic Insight
Like fundamentalist fideists today, the skeptics viewed the conflict of dogmas from the sidelines and despaired of joining any particular team with confidence.
The Psychology of Biblicism by Price, Robert M. / The Humanist
Some Catholics have become fideists, who believe what Christ teaches through his Church but find no strong basis for this in philosophy and human reason.
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY IN CANADA by Kennedy, Leonard / Catholic Insight
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