Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

fideism

Pronunciation: /ˈfʌɪdɪɪz(ə)m/

Definition of fideism

noun

[mass noun]
  • the doctrine that knowledge depends on faith or revelation.

Derivatives

fideist

noun

fideistic

Pronunciation: /-ˈɪstɪk/

adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: from Latin fides 'faith' + -ism

fideism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of fideism in the US English dictionary