ˈfiləˌpizəm noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: French philippisme, from Philipp Melanchthon (Schwarzert) died 1560 German scholar and religious reformer + French -isme -ism
: the doctrines of the Lutheran theologian Philipp Melanchthon or his followers marked by a conciliatory policy toward both the Calvinists and the Roman Catholic Church