adiaphorismn.
/ˌadɪˈafərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌædaɪˈæfəˌrɪzəm/ Adiaphoristic beliefs or principles; latitude or indifference in religious matters; indifferentism, latitudinarianism; an instance of this.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > creed > [noun] > indifference to
adiaphorism1607
adiaphory1658
latitudinism1667
anythingarianism1797
indifferentism1827
1607 R. Parker Scholasticall Disc. against Antichrist i. i. 32 Cassander himselfe (the very Godfather of Adiaphorisme) will haue Images retained onely vpon this condition.
1620 D. Calderwood Speach Kirk of Scotl. 20 That neutrall adiaphorisme in my affaires, which hath in it a native and proper power to hasten at the hand of God the removall of my candlestick.
1664 D. Lloyd Cabala vi. 52 The arguments..would make up the strangest piece of Adiaphorisme that ever was in the World, since the interim of Germany.
1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. To Rdr. p. v To give the Athenian Law against cautious Neutrality or careless Adiophorism, a new Vigour and Sanction.
1775 F. Blackburne Four Disc. i. 26 The casuistry he made use of to reconcile these people to his Adiaphorism, does no great credit either to his judgment, or his ingenuity.
1842 J. E. Ryland tr. A. Neander Hist. Planting & Training of Christian Church by Apostles iii. vii. 144/2 A misunderstanding of Christian freedom, a false adiaphorism in morals.
1866 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 472 Much that has of late been called Toleration has been only adiaphorism.
1881 A. P. Stanley Christian Inst. viii. 167 If this absolute adiaphorism could be made to take possession of the popular mind.
1944 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 16 9/1 Like all the Anglicans, he was an advocate of adiaphorism.
1996 Independent (Nexis) 24 Dec. 11 Adiaphorism is probably the fastest growing theological position in the country.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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