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Definition: ADIAPHORIST

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. 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.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Adiaphorist" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Adiaphorist \Ad`i*aph"o*rist\, noun. [See Adiaphorous.]. (references)

Definition: ADIAPHORIST

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. 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.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ADIAPHORIST" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Adiaphorist \Ad`i*aph"o*rist\, noun. [See Adiaphorous.]. (references)