ADIAPHORIST

Proper noun

Adiaphorist

One of the German Protestants, condemned as heretics by Luther, who held some religious doctrines and ceremonies as indifferent.

Noun

adiaphorist (plural adiaphorists)

One who believes in adiaphorism.

Source: Wiktionary


Ad`i*aph"o*rist, n. Etym: [See Adiaphorous.] (Eccl. Hist.)

Definition: One of the German Protestants who, with Melanchthon, held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or nonessential, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical. Murdock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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