Adiaphorist

Adiaphorist
One of the German Protestants, condemned as heretics by Luther, who held some religious doctrines and ceremonies as indifferent.
See Also: adiaphoron

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  • Adiaphorist — Ad i*aph o*rist, n. [See {Adiaphorous}.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of the German Protestants who, with Melanchthon, held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or nonessential, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical. Murdock. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • adiaphorist — noun One who believes in adiaphorism. See Also: adiaphoron …   Wiktionary

  • Adiaphorist — Adi|a|pho|rist der; en, en <zu ↑...ist> (veraltet) Gleichgültiger; Freidenker …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • adiaphorist — ad·i·aph·o·rist …   English syllables

  • adiaphorist — …   Useful english dictionary

  • adiaphorism — adiaphorist, n. adiaphoristic, adj. /ad ee af euh riz euhm/, n. tolerance of actions or beliefs not specifically prohibited in the Scriptures; indifferentism. [1865 70; ADIAPHOR(OUS) + ISM] * * * ▪ Christian theology       (from Greek adiaphora,… …   Universalium

  • Adiaphorite — Ad i*aph o*rite, n. Same as {Adiaphorist}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Georg Major — George Major (April 25, 1502 ndash; November 28, 1574) was a Lutheran theologian of the Protestant Reformation. He was born in Nuremberg and died at Wittenberg.LifeAt the age of nine he was sent to Wittenberg, and in 1521 entered the university… …   Wikipedia

  • Flacius Illyricus, Matthias — ▪ European religious reformer Serbo Croatian  Matija Vlačić Ilir  born March 3, 1520, Albona, republic of Venice [now Labin, Croatia] died March 11, 1575, Frankfurt am Main       Lutheran Reformer, pioneer in church historical studies, and… …   Universalium

  • adiaphoron — noun a) An indifferent matter. b) A matter that is morally neutral. See Also: adiaphoristic, adiaphoric, adiaphorous, adiaphorism, adiaphorist …   Wiktionary

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