fideism

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/ˈfi.deɪ.ɪz.əm//ˈfaɪ.di.ɪz.əm/

noun

The doctrine that faith is the basis of all knowledge.

OriginFrench fidéisme →
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Meanings

nounfideism (countable and uncountable, plural fideisms)

plural fideisms

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe doctrine that faith is the basis of all knowledge.

    We were warned at Cambridge, your grace, of the dangers of what is termed fideism.

    1993, Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man in Deptford

Origin

  1. Frenchfidéisme
  2. Englishfideism

From French fidéisme, from Latin fidēs + -isme. By surface analysis, Latin fide- + -ism.

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Translations

Catalan fideisme
  • fideismedoctrine
Finnish fideismi
  • fideismidoctrine
French fidéisme
  • fidéismedoctrine
German Fideismus
  • Fideismusdoctrine
Italian fideismo
  • fideismodoctrine
Polish fideizm
  • fideizmdoctrine
Spanish fideísmo
  • fideísmodoctrine
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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