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anythingism

noun

A nonspecific belief in anything, or that anything goes.

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Meanings

nounanythingism (uncountable)

rareuncountableA nonspecific belief in anything, or that anything goes.
Disbelief — active or passive — Deism, Atheism, Pantheism, anythingism […]
1871, Eneas Sweetland Dallas, Once a week
2 more examples
In these days of laxity, and anythingism in religion, even those of whom we might hope better things do not appear exercised, with the apostle Paul, to have always a conscience void of offence towards God and towards men.
1880, The Gospel standard, or Feeble Christian's support
The feathers I wore were a borrowed invention I did not truly understand, like Buddhism, Taoism, Tantrism, anythingism […]
1972, Albert Glover, The mushroom

Origin

From anything + -ism.

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APA

anythingism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anythingism

MLA

“anythingism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anythingism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anythingism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anythingism.

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