Etymograph

English

fideism

Fideism comes from Latin fidēs.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfidēs1
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentfidéisme1
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1993fideism1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English fideism
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1993, Anthony Burgess: “We were warned at Cambridge, your grace, of the…”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfidēsWiktionary, English fideism
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentfidéismeWiktionary, English fideism
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1993fideismWiktionary, English fideism. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1993, Anthony Burgess: “We were warned at Cambridge, your grace, of the…”

Linked words

through Latin fidēs

fidelity, fealty, infidel, perfidy, 5 more

Today it means

noun The doctrine that faith is the basis of all knowledge.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “fideism”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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