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PRONUNCIATION OF INDIFFERENTISM

indifferentism  [ɪnˈdɪfrənˌtɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDIFFERENTISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indifferentism 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 INDIFFERENTISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

indifferentism

Indifferentism

Indifferentism, in the Roman Catholic faith, is the belief held by some that no one religion or philosophy is superior to another. The Catholic Church ascribes indifferentism to many atheistic, materialistic, pantheistic, and agnostic philosophies. There are three basic types of indifferentism described by Catholic apologetics: absolute, restricted, and liberal or latitudinarian indifferentism. Indifferentism was first explicitly identified and opposed by Pope Gregory XVI, in his encyclical Mirari vos. Religious Indifferentism is to be distinguished from political indifferentism, which is applied to the policy of a state that treats all the religions within its borders as being on an equal footing before the law of the country. Indifferentism is not to be confounded with religious indifference. The former is primarily a theory disparaging the value of religion; the latter term designates the conduct of those who, whether they do or do not believe in the necessity and utility of religion, do in fact neglect to fulfil its duties.

Definition of indifferentism in the English dictionary

The definition of indifferentism in the dictionary is systematic indifference, esp in matters of religion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDIFFERENTISM


astigmatism
əˈstɪɡməˌtɪzəm
automatism
ɔːˈtɒməˌtɪzəm
baptism
ˈbæpˌtɪzəm
Comtism
ˈkɔːnˌtɪzəm
conservatism
kənˈsɜːvəˌtɪzəm
electromagnetism
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm
erotism
ˈɛrəˌtɪzəm
giantism
ˈdʒaɪənˌtɪzəm
gigantism
ˈdʒaɪɡænˌtɪzəm
hirsutism
ˈhɜːsjuːˌtɪzəm
immanentism
ˈɪmənənˌtɪzəm
magnetism
ˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm
patriotism
ˈpætrɪəˌtɪzəm
pragmatism
ˈpræɡməˌtɪzəm
Protestantism
ˈprɒtɪstənˌtɪzəm
rheumatism
ˈruːməˌtɪzəm
scientism
ˈsaɪənˌtɪzəm
syncretism
ˈsɪŋkrɪˌtɪzəm
tarantism
ˈtærənˌtɪzəm
vigilantism
ˌvɪdʒɪˈlænˌtɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDIFFERENTISM

indictment
indictor
indie
indie band
indie label
indie landfill
Indies
indifference
indifferency
indifferent
indifferentist
indifferently
indigen
indigence
indigency
indigene
indigenisation
indigenise
indigenity
indigenization

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDIFFERENTISM

animal magnetism
anti-Semitism
autism
corybantism
dilettantism
flagellantism
hundred-percentism
intransigentism
irredentism
Kantism
magmatism
mutism
obscurantism
pedantism
pococurantism
presentism
quattrocentism
saintism
statism
Vedantism

Synonyms and antonyms of indifferentism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «indifferentism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDIFFERENTISM

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

Translator English - Chinese

indifferentism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indiferentismo
570 millions of speakers

English

indifferentism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

indifferentism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللامبالاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

индифферентизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indiferentismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জড়াত্ম-নির্বিশেষবাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indifférentisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sikap acuh tak acuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Indifferentismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無関心
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무관심
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indifferentism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dửng dưng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

indifferentism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरपेक्षता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dinsel konularda tarafsızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indifferentismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

indyferentyzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

индифферентизм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

indiferentism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδιαφορίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

indifferentism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

indifferentism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

indifferentism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indifferentism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIFFERENTISM»

The term «indifferentism» is used very little and occupies the 153.156 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIFFERENTISM» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDIFFERENTISM»

Discover the use of indifferentism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indifferentism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Indifferentism Or Is One Religion as Good as Another?
The arguments put forward apply to Christians of all denominations who believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures.
John MacLaughlin, 2009
2
Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and ...
This observation by John Paul II helps in understanding the meaning of “ indifferentism” and “religious relativism.” Fundamentally, these refer to a general attitude that one religion is as good as another because truth is something relative, that it ...
Michael L. Coulter, Richard S. Myers, Joseph A. Varacalli, 2012
3
Prague Territories: National Conflict and Cultural ...
To treat them as sources, in the sense of building blocks for a history of ideas, can be misleading or worse.70 Brod drew from Schopenhauer a coarse notion of the arbitrary role of destiny, but Brod's indifferentism is optimistic, even lighthearted ...
Scott Spector, 2000
4
Attack Upon Christendom
The misleading thing is that they call themselves "Christians," and that the people are not conscious of what indifferentism properly is, or that this is the most pernicious form of indifferentism. By indifferentism one commonly understands having ...
Søren Kierkegaard, Walter Lowrie, 1968
5
The Blackwell Companion to Political Theology
In the Catholic theology of the time, indifferentism was the notion that it does not make any difference which church one belongs to so long as one lives a good life , the assumption being that there is no true church, in the sense of an organized ...
Peter Scott, William T. Cavanaugh, 2008
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An Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious Studies
INDIGENOUS RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS 617 618 INDIGENOUS RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS INDIGENOUS RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS 619 620 INDIGENOUS. INDIFFERENTISM The Catholic Church's negative word for the nineteenth- century ...
Orlando O. Espín, James B. Nickoloff, 2007
7
Morality: An Introduction to Ethics
These sorts of reasons show why the defusers of subjectivism say that it leaves everything where it was and cannot possibly logically imply indifferentism or any other practical attitude. (They move perhaps rather rapidly from that to the claim ...
Bernard Williams, 1993
8
Towards Another Future: On the Christian Faith and Its Shape ...
Therefore, it is unimportant (indifferent — hence indifferentism) which religion one chooses. Within this framework the liberals therefore defended every person's right to choose from the multitude of concrete religions the one which suits him or ...
Marcel Heyndrikx, 2006
9
An Orthodox Lutheran View of Ecclesiology: A Doctrinal and ...
Introduction: Indifferentism Loescher says indifferentism itself does not come from Pietism alone, but from “epicurian minds, worldly interests, clever and impertinent skepticism, inordinate longing for peace and rest.” (Chapter 2, 112) In this list ...
Timothy M. Salo, 2008
10
Why Believe?: Foundations of Catholic Theology
Indifferentism suggests that whatever is appealing is valuable and may be worth organizing life around. Just as likely, however, adherents to indifferentism are apt to shrug off questions regarding the meaning of life since they assume there is ...
Eileen P. Flynn, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDIFFERENTISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term indifferentism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Francis, Capitalism, and Catholic Social Teaching
This is precisely why the moral relativism and indifferentism that holds sway in many parts of the West - fostered by the breakdown of the family ... «Catholic World Report, Jul 15»
2
Wuerl: “Disagreement is not discrimination”
The church's message, though, is one of mercy, not moral indifferentism. That is why we object to these two laws. They ask for much more than ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
Cosatu Wishes SACP Third Special National Congress Well As It …
Political indifferentism, perpetual social division of classes, perennial erosion of wage share across the globe, increment of the precariat ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
Dear Francis, please shut up
his attacks on devout Catholics (e.g.: Fr. Stefano Manelli, spiritual son of Padre Pio) Cardinal Burke, et al); his manifest religious indifferentism; ... «McCook Daily Gazette, Jun 15»
5
'Care for Our Common Home': Taking Up the Moral Challenge of …
He attacks indifferentism (a favorite theme of Pope Leo XIII and the Syllabus of Errors), and he attacks the kind of Gnosticism that constantly lets ... «ABC Local, Jun 15»
6
John Henry Newman and Catholic Higher Education
It is easy to see the results in today's students: religious infidelity and indifferentism, sexual license of every kind, and a selfishly narcissistic ... «Catholic World Report, Jun 15»
7
Did Pope Francis say it doesn't matter what kind of Christian you are …
That would be a form of the error of indifferentism—the idea that it doesn't matter what religion you are. God is a God of truth, and so the truth of ... «National Catholic Register, May 15»
8
Rabbi: Vatican II's interreligious document was 'life-saving'
... approved by the Council's fathers (2,221 to 88), though it met with sharp opposition from some Catholic circles for its perceived indifferentism. «Catholic News Agency, May 15»
9
Fr. Peter MJ Stravinskas on What it Means to be a Crusader Today
We have found that these State Schools are hot-beds of indifferentism and infidelity: and unless a bold stand were made, the Church eventually ... «Catholic Online, May 15»
10
Mountain Mystic
... she lived or died because she had attained a state of “holy indifferentism and detachment to my own will.” Her life belonged to Jesus anyway; ... «Good Times, Apr 15»

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