- Main Entry:
- fi·de·ism

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈfē-(ˌ)dā-ˌi-zəm\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- probably from French fidéisme, from Latin fides
- Date:
- 1885
: reliance on faith rather than reason in pursuit of religious truth
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fi·de·ist
\-ˌdā-ist\
noun
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fi·de·is·tic
\ˌfē-(ˌ)dā-ˈis-tik\
adjective