indifferentism

[ in-dif-er-uhn-tiz-uhm, -dif-ruhn- ]

noun

1. systematic indifference.
2. adiaphorism.
3. the principle or opinion that differences of religious belief are essentially unimportant.
4. Philosophy. the doctrine that each entity is essentially unique and at the same time essentially the same as all other entities of its kind.

indifferentism

/ ɪnˈdɪfrənˌtɪzəm; -fərən- /

noun

1. systematic indifference, esp in matters of religion

Derived Forms

• inˈdifferentist, noun

Other Words From

• in·differ·ent·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of indifferentism¹

From the French word indiff érentisme, dating back to 1820–30. See indifferent, -ism

Example Sentences

Today’s Western nationalists argue, also plausibly, that many European distinctives are unlikely to survive if nation-states are weak, mass immigration constant, Christianity and Judaism replaced by indifferentism and Islam, and young elites educated as global citizens without knowing their own home.

From Seattle Times

The church’s message, though, is one of mercy, not moral indifferentism.

From Washington Post

And what is more, this indifferentism is by no means confined to the “wicked city” but prevails throughout the country in small towns and villages as well as in large cities—except possibly in a few localities where “revivals” have recently stirred the people.

From Salon

This “indifferentism,” Baker argued, was killing religion in America.

From Salon

Pipers, colonialist debauchery, industrial age indifferentism—thank goodness, religionists might be forgiven for thinking, they didn’t have the internet!

From Salon