"moralistic therapeutic deism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: 2005 neologism (coined by Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton in Soul searching: the religious and spiritual lives of American teenagers, Oxford University Press, 2005). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} moralistic therapeutic deism (uncountable)
  1. A diffuse notion of theism and morality, which need not be tied to any particular religious creed, found to be common among early 21st century American teenagers. Wikipedia link: moralistic therapeutic deism Tags: uncountable Synonyms: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism, MTD [initialism]
    Sense id: en-moralistic_therapeutic_deism-en-noun-hz5uNSRm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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