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fideism definition

fi·de·ism (fē′dā iz′əm, fī′dē-)

noun

the view that everything that can be known with certainty about God or divine things is known only or primarily by faith and never by reason alone

Etymology: ModL fideismus < L fides, faith + -ismus, -ism

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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