INDIFFERENTISMS

Noun

indifferentisms

plural of indifferentism

Source: Wiktionary


INDIFFERENTISM

In*dif"fer*ent*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indifférentisme.]

1. State of indifference; want of interest or earnestness; especially, a systematic apathy regarding what is true or false in religion or philosophy; agnosticism. The indifferentism which equalizes all religions and gives equal rights to truth and error. Cardinal Manning.

2. (Metaph.)

Definition: Same as Identism.

3. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: A heresy consisting in an unconcern for any particular creed, provided the morals be right and good. Gregory XVI.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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