solifidian
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin sōlā fidē (“only by faith”) + -ian.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌsoʊl.əˈfɪd.i.ən/, /sɑl-/, /sɒl-/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editsolifidian (plural solifidians)
- A person who believes that faith alone (as opposed to good deeds) brings salvation.
- Antonym: nullifidian
- 1671, Thomas Watson, The Beatitudes, page 204:
- Julian upbraided the Chriſtians that they were Solifidians; and the Church of Rome layes upon us this aſperſion, that we are againſt good works; indeed we plead not for the merit of them, but we are for the uſe of them.
Derived terms
editAdjective
editsolifidian (not comparable)
References
edit- “solifidian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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