English
fideism
Fideism comes from Latin fidēs.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfidēs
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfidéisme
- Englishearliest quotation 1993fideism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfidēs
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfidéisme
- Englishearliest quotation 1993fideism
Earliest quotation: 1993, Anthony Burgess: “We were warned at Cambridge, your grace, of the…”
Equivalent to fidēs + -ism
Linked words
through Latin fidēs
Today it means
noun The doctrine that faith is the basis of all knowledge.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fidēs / fideism