Fideism

//ˈfi.deɪ.ɪz.əm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The doctrine that faith is the basis of all knowledge. countable, uncountable

    "We were warned at Cambridge, your grace, of the dangers of what is termed fideism."

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"We were warned at Cambridge, your grace, of the dangers of what is termed fideism."

Etymology

From Latin fides + -ism.

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