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noun
The doctrine that all religions are equally valid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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noun
Relativism, agnosticism; apathy, indifference.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: more broadly
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noun
An expression of such a doctrine or view.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
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noun
The doctrine of absolute identity, i.e. that to be in thought and to exist are one and the same thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *bhéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Latin indifferēns Old French indifferent English indifferent Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English indifferentism From indifferent + -ism.
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