Etymology

Ietsism

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Today it means: An unspecified belief in an undefined transcendent reality. Full definition →

Dutch ietsisme
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  1. Dutchiets
  2. Dutchietsisme
  3. English todayIetsism

Borrowed from Dutch ietsisme. By surface analysis, Dutch iets (“something”) + English -ism.

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