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Meaning of "fideism" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIDEISM

From Latin fidēs faith.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FIDEISM

fideism  [ˈfiːdeɪˌɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIDEISM

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fideism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIDEISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Fideism

Fideism is an epistemological theory which maintains that faith is independent of reason, or that reason and faith are hostile to each other and faith is superior at arriving at particular truths. The word fideism comes from fides, the Latin word for faith, and literally means "faith-ism." Theologians and philosophers have responded in various ways to the place of faith and reason in determining the truth of metaphysical ideas, morality, and religious beliefs. The term fideist, one who argues for fideism, is very rarely self-applied. Support of fideism is most commonly ascribed to four philosophers: Pascal, Kierkegaard, William James, and Wittgenstein; with fideism being a label applied in a negative sense by their opponents, but which is not always supported by their own ideas and works or followers. There are a number of different forms of fideism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIDEISM


archaism
ˈɑːkɪˌɪzəm
atheism
ˈeɪθɪˌɪzəm
cockneyism
ˈkɒknɪˌɪzəm
cronyism
ˈkrəʊnɪˌɪzəm
flunkyism
ˈflʌŋkɪˌɪzəm
Gandhiism
ˈɡændɪˌɪzəm
Hebraism
ˈhiːbreɪˌɪzəm
Judaism
ˈdʒuːdeɪˌɪzəm
McCarthyism
məˈkɑːθɪˌɪzəm
Mithraism
ˈmɪθreɪˌɪzəm
monotheism
ˈmɒnəʊθɪˌɪzəm
Naziism
ˈnɑːtsɪˌɪzəm
nimbyism
ˈnɪmbɪˌɪzəm
obeism
ˈəʊbɪˌɪzəm
pantheism
ˈpænθɪˌɪzəm
Pharisaism
ˈfærɪseɪˌɪzəm
reactionaryism
rɪˈækʃənərɪˌɪzəm
Trotskyism
ˈtrɒtskɪˌɪzəm
voluntaryism
ˈvɒləntərɪˌɪzəm
whiteboyism
ˈwaɪtbɔɪˌɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIDEISM

fiddlier
fiddliest
fiddling
fiddly
FIDE
Fidei Defensor
fideicommissa
fideicommissaries
fideicommissary
fideicommissum
fideist
fideistic
Fidelism
fidelismo
Fidelist
fidelista
fidelities
fidelity
fidge
fidget

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIDEISM

ableism
absenteeism
ageism
antitheism
casteism
deism
dilettanteism
henotheism
hylotheism
Manichaeism
Mazdeism
ogreism
panentheism
Parseeism
polytheism
presenteeism
Sadduceeism
seism
sutteeism
theism

Synonyms and antonyms of fideism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fideism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIDEISM

Find out the translation of fideism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fideism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fideism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

信仰主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fideísmo
570 millions of speakers

English

fideism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fideism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fideism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фидеизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fideísmo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fideicommissum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fidéisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fideicommissum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fideismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fideism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fideism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fideicommissum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fideism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fideicommissum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Fideicommissum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fideicommissum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fideismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fideizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фідеїзм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fideism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fideism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

juis fideïsme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fideism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fideism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fideism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIDEISM»

The term «fideism» is normally little used and occupies the 140.396 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIDEISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fideism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fideism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fideism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIDEISM»

Discover the use of fideism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fideism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chaucer's House of Fame: The Poetics of Skeptical Fideism
The book forces late-medieval philosophy out of the closet and into a relation with literature, and it validates the use of contemporary methods and sensibility in literary criticism.
Sheila Delany, 1972
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Beyond Fideism: Negotiable Religious Identities
Olli-Pekka Vainio examines the basic assumptions behind well known types of Christian theology and seeks ways in which they might interact with one other and with other non-Christian traditions without capitulation of their identities.
Dr Olli-Pekka Vainio, 2013
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Wittgensteinian Fideism?
These exchanges, from the worlds two leading authorities, are further enhanced by a clarifying introduction from Bela Szabdos and two further critiques from Nancy Bauer and Stephen Mulhall within the text
Kai Nielsen, Dewi Zephaniah Phillips, 2006
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The Possibility of Anthropological Fideism: An Essay on ...
In this book, D. Z. Zhong establishes a methodological principle for cross-cultural research, called anthropological fideism.
Da Zhi Zhong, 2004
5
Faith Beyond Reason
In this accessible book he addresses this central debate in the philosophy of religion in the light of the key arguments from Kierkegaard, Aquinas and Kant.
C. Stephen Evans, 1998
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Wittgenstein's fideism: belief, reason, and practice
On the views of Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951 on religion.
Vibha Chaturvedi, 2002
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Faith Has Its Reasons: Integrative Approaches to Defending ...
WEAKNESSES OF FIDEISM We have had occasion throughout our discussion of fideism to dispel some of the most common misconceptions about the fideist position. Three points bear repeating before we identify some of the weaknesses in ...
Kenneth Boa, Robert M. Bowman, 2006
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Fideism and Wittgenstein's Ethic of Perspicuity
Some of these texts such as private diaries and correspondence were never intended for publication. Yet these important but problematic texts should be read against central themes of the texts Wittgenstein prepared for publication.
Thomas Donald Carroll, 2009
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The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics: Surveying the ...
ROM THE LATIN WORD fide, fideism means “faith,” or faith-ism. A fideist, therefore, is one who holds the view that one comes to belief in God on the basis of faith alone, in the absence of or contrary to reason. In the strong sense of the term, ...
Ed Hindson, Ergun Caner, 2008
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Fideism
Fideism is an epistemological theory which maintains that faith is independent of reason, or that reason and faith are hostile to each other and faith is superior at arriving at particular truths (see natural theology).
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIDEISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fideism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Challenges aimed at different groups
That would border on fideism, which I reject. I have challenged atheist/evolutionists to present just one plausible, irrefutable, scientifically ... «Anderson Independent Mail, Jun 15»
2
The Dialectic of “Nature and Grace” in Christian Theology
... versus synergism and apologetics versus fideism. On the one hand, Cornelius Van Til denied any point of contact between the sinner and the ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
3
Religion is at Once Theoretical and Practical
The phenomenology of Marion, the metaphysics of Thomas Aquinas, the fideism of Barth: often enough any two of them are brought into ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
4
To Be, Or Not To Be (Human)
Such fideism remains strong to this day, even after all the ecological, social, and political catastrophes of the 20th century. Concerns about ... «Catholic World Report, Mar 15»
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'Love that Moves the Sun': Catholicism's Deeper Ecology - A …
... total explanation, it cannot account for freedom over against determinism; and it gives rise to irrational, defensive responses such as fideism. «ABC Local, Mar 15»
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How Bad Religion Has Bequeathed Us 'An Anxious Age'
On the one side we see the syncretism of those who label themselves Progressive Christians, and on the other is the clinging to fideism (setting ... «The Federalist, Mar 15»
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Billy Graham's Surprising TED Talk
... a TV preacher – to emote, speculate, and thump his Bible, flattening religious language through overuse and cordoning it off through fideism. «Aleteia, Feb 15»
8
How To Historicize The Historicizers
... and there is a very clear danger of slipping into the most dangerous of all heresies, the heresy of fideism. It's possible to be too clever-by-half. «Patheos, Feb 15»
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Dr. Kofi Dompere On Nkrumah's Scientific Thinking 9
We are here referring to fideism and conflict thesis. Disarticulation is therefore the surest path to scientific objectivity, clear thinking, and ... «GhanaWeb, Jan 15»
10
Pope Francis Says Pallium Ceremony Will Be Held At Home, Not …
Definition of FIDEISM: reliance on faith rather than reason in pursuit of religious truth "Fideism." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. ... «International Business Times, Jan 15»

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