"fideism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfi.deɪ.ɪz.əm/, /ˈfaɪ.di.ɪz.əm/ Forms: fideisms [plural]
Etymology: From Latin fides + -ism. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰeydʰ-}}, {{der|en|la|fides}} Latin fides, {{suffix|en||ism}} + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fideism (countable and uncountable, plural fideisms)
  1. The doctrine that faith is the basis of all knowledge. Wikipedia link: fideism Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: antifideism Translations (doctrine): fideismi (Finnish), fidéisme [masculine] (French), Fideismus [masculine] (German), fideismo [masculine] (Italian), fideizm [masculine] (Polish), fideísmo [masculine] (Spanish)

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