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fideism

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Main Entry:
fi·de·ism Listen to the pronunciation of fideism
Pronunciation:
\ˈfē-(ˌ)dā-ˌi-zəm\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
probably from French fidéisme, from Latin fides
Date:
1885
: reliance on faith rather than reason in pursuit of religious truth
— fi·de·ist Listen to the pronunciation of fideist \-ˌdā-ist\ noun
— fi·de·is·tic Listen to the pronunciation of fideistic \ˌfē-(ˌ)dā-ˈis-tik\ adjective
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