n.
Pronunciation: ' f ē -( ˌ )d ā - ˌ i-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from French fidéisme, from Latin fides
Date: 1885
: reliance on faith rather than reason in pursuit of religious truth
– fi · de · ist \ - ˌ d ā -ist \ noun
– fi · de · is · tic \ ˌ f ē -( ˌ )d ā - ' is-tik \ adjective