fideism

noun /ˈfi.deɪ.ɪz.əm/

1. The doctrine that faith is the basis of all knowledge.

   countable, uncountable

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

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry fideism (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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