English words for 'The refutation of errors in theological doctrine.'
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noun
- the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth
- the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
- (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience
- (philosophy) The theory that reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.
- (philosophy) The theory that knowledge may be derived by deductions from a priori concepts (such as axioms, postulates or earlier deductions).
- A view that the fundamental method for problem solving is through reason and experience rather than faith, inspiration, revelation, intuition or authority.
- Elaboration of theories by use of reason alone without appeal to experience, such as in mathematical systems.
noun
- a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
- a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
- A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.
- An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.
noun
- a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
- any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
- (by extension) A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.
- (religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.
noun
- the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation
- (philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.
- Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the cosmos.
noun
- Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines.
- (philosophy) The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
- A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty through scientific or logical observation.
- (philosophy) The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible.
- (philosophy) A studied attitude of questioning and doubt.
- the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
- doubt about the truth of something
noun
adj
- of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
- not concerned with or devoted to religion
- of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
- characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
- characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
- Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
- (Christianity) Not bound by the vows of a religious order.
- (literary) Centuries-old, ancient.
- Happening once in an age or century.
- (atomic physics) Unperturbed over time.
- Continuing over a long period of time.
- (astrophysics, geology) Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic field.
- Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
noun
noun
- the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural
- the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies
- the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
- An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition.
- (historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance.
- Humanitarianism.
- The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship.
noun
- the Christian heresy of the 2nd and 3rd centuries that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human
- (Christianity) General rejection of the Old Testament, its God, and its teachings.
- (historical) The teachings of Marcion of Sinope and his followers, a docetic form of early Christianity often but not universally considered Gnostic that rejected the spiritual authority of the Hebrew Tanakh (Old Testament) and the disciples and apostles other than Paul as serving the Demiurge.
noun
- the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
- white creamy fudge made with egg whites
- the quality of being divine
- any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
- (uncountable) The study of religion or religions.
- (US) A type of confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and white sugar.
- (countable) Synonym of deity.
- (uncountable) The state, position, or fact of being a god or God. [from 14th c.]
- A celestial being inferior to a supreme God but superior to man.
noun
- the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
- a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings
- the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary)
- (countable) A particular belief within a religion.
- (uncountable) The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general.
- (countable) An organized method of interpreting spiritual works and beliefs into practical form.
- (uncountable, computing, slang) Subjective marginal details.
- (uncountable) Synonym of religious studies.
noun
- the theological doctrine put forward by Pelagius which denied original sin and affirmed the ability of humans to be righteous; condemned as heresy by the Council of Ephesus in 431
- (Christianity) A Christian belief that denies the view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts.
noun
- a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God
- the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
- The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
- The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
- Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
- (by extension) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
noun
- A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
- (linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
- A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
- (programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
- A thing considered the embodiment or cardinal exemplar of a concept, theme, or other thing.
- (crystallography) The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
- (telecommunications) A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.
- something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
- an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
verb
noun
- (theology) A manifestation of divine truth.
- Something that turns out to be a great success.
- Something that is revealed.
- Something dramatically disclosed.
- The act of revealing or disclosing.
- an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
- communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
- the speech act of making something evident
noun
- The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences.
- (nonstandard) naturism, nudism, social nudity.
- (philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
- A state of nature; conformity to nature.
- (politics, law) The belief in natural law.
- (art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism, surrealism, or abstract art, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment.
- (philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
- an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
- (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
adj
- pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines
- consisting of or derived from tradition
- Relating to traditional Chinese.
- Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
- Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
- In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
- Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only.
noun
- (informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of traditional Chinese.
- (informal, uncountable, music) Ellipsis of traditional grip.
- (informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of traditional art (“art produced with real physical media”).
- A person with traditional beliefs.
- (usually in the plural) Anything that is traditional, conventional, standard.
noun
- A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
- (archaic outside Eastern Orthodoxy) A sacrament.
- (Catholicism) A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.
- A mystery play.
- (chiefly in the plural) A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
- An account, story, book, film, or play, often with the theme of crime or murder, with a surprise ending that explains all the strange events that have occurred.
- Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
- Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
- a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
- something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
noun
- destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
- depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
- a state of disorder and confusion
- The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.
- The act degrading the moral value of something.
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adj
adv
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noun
- The system of beliefs and doctrines of the Theosophical Society.
- (philosophy, religion) Any doctrine of religious philosophy and mysticism claiming that knowledge of God can be attained through mystical insight and spiritual ecstasy, and that direct communication with the transcendent world is possible.
- (religion) Any system which claims to attain communication with God and superior spirits by physical processes.
- a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul
noun
- belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations
- A belief in a coming religious millennium, especially (Christianity) the belief in a coming thousand-year reign of peace heralded by the Second Coming of Christ; utopianism, belief in a coming era of peace and prosperity.
name
- (Christianity) Initialism of New Testament.
- Initialism of the Northwest Territories: a territory of Canada.
- Initialism of National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty (of the United Kingdom).
- (computing) Ellipsis of Windows NT.
- Abbreviation of East Nusa Tenggara: a province of Indonesia.
- Initialism of New Territories (of Hong Kong).
- Initialism of the Northern Territory: a territory of Australia.
- (stock ticker symbol) Abbreviation of Nortel.
noun
- (music) Initialism of neighbor tone.
- (chemistry) Abbreviation of nanotube.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of neurotensin.
- Initialism of neurotypical.
- an organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty; founded in 1895 and supported by endowment and private subscription
phrase
noun
- the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth
- the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
- (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience
- (philosophy) The theory that reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.
- (philosophy) The theory that knowledge may be derived by deductions from a priori concepts (such as axioms, postulates or earlier deductions).
- A view that the fundamental method for problem solving is through reason and experience rather than faith, inspiration, revelation, intuition or authority.
- Elaboration of theories by use of reason alone without appeal to experience, such as in mathematical systems.
noun
- a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
- a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
- A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.
- An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.
noun
- a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
- any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
- (by extension) A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.
- (religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.
noun
- the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation
- (philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.
- Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the cosmos.
noun
- Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines.
- (philosophy) The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
- A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty through scientific or logical observation.
- (philosophy) The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible.
- (philosophy) A studied attitude of questioning and doubt.
- the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
- doubt about the truth of something
noun
noun
- the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural
- the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies
- the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
- An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition.
- (historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance.
- Humanitarianism.
- The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship.
noun
- the Christian heresy of the 2nd and 3rd centuries that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human
- (Christianity) General rejection of the Old Testament, its God, and its teachings.
- (historical) The teachings of Marcion of Sinope and his followers, a docetic form of early Christianity often but not universally considered Gnostic that rejected the spiritual authority of the Hebrew Tanakh (Old Testament) and the disciples and apostles other than Paul as serving the Demiurge.
noun
- the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
- white creamy fudge made with egg whites
- the quality of being divine
- any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
- (uncountable) The study of religion or religions.
- (US) A type of confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and white sugar.
- (countable) Synonym of deity.
- (uncountable) The state, position, or fact of being a god or God. [from 14th c.]
- A celestial being inferior to a supreme God but superior to man.
noun
- the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
- a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings
- the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary)
- (countable) A particular belief within a religion.
- (uncountable) The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general.
- (countable) An organized method of interpreting spiritual works and beliefs into practical form.
- (uncountable, computing, slang) Subjective marginal details.
- (uncountable) Synonym of religious studies.
noun
- the theological doctrine put forward by Pelagius which denied original sin and affirmed the ability of humans to be righteous; condemned as heresy by the Council of Ephesus in 431
- (Christianity) A Christian belief that denies the view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts.
noun
- a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God
- the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
- The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
- The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
- Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
- (by extension) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
noun
- A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
- (linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
- A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
- (programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
- A thing considered the embodiment or cardinal exemplar of a concept, theme, or other thing.
- (crystallography) The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
- (telecommunications) A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.
- something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
- an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
verb
noun
- (theology) A manifestation of divine truth.
- Something that turns out to be a great success.
- Something that is revealed.
- Something dramatically disclosed.
- The act of revealing or disclosing.
- an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
- communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
- the speech act of making something evident
noun
- The doctrine that denies a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in religious texts and in spiritual influences.
- (nonstandard) naturism, nudism, social nudity.
- (philosophy) Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
- A state of nature; conformity to nature.
- (politics, law) The belief in natural law.
- (art) A movement in theatre, film, and literature that seeks to replicate a believable everyday reality, as opposed to such movements as romanticism, surrealism, or abstract art, in which subjects may receive highly symbolic or idealistic treatment.
- (philosophy) A doctrine which denies a strong separation between scientific and philosophic methodologies and/or topics
- an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
- (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
noun
- A religious truth not understandable by the application of human reason alone (without divine aid).
- (archaic outside Eastern Orthodoxy) A sacrament.
- (Catholicism) A particular event or series of events in the life of Christ.
- A mystery play.
- (chiefly in the plural) A secret religious celebration, admission to which was usually through initiation.
- An account, story, book, film, or play, often with the theme of crime or murder, with a surprise ending that explains all the strange events that have occurred.
- Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
- Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.
- a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
- something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
noun
- destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
- depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
- a state of disorder and confusion
- The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.
- The act degrading the moral value of something.
noun
- The system of beliefs and doctrines of the Theosophical Society.
- (philosophy, religion) Any doctrine of religious philosophy and mysticism claiming that knowledge of God can be attained through mystical insight and spiritual ecstasy, and that direct communication with the transcendent world is possible.
- (religion) Any system which claims to attain communication with God and superior spirits by physical processes.
- a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul
noun
- belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations
- A belief in a coming religious millennium, especially (Christianity) the belief in a coming thousand-year reign of peace heralded by the Second Coming of Christ; utopianism, belief in a coming era of peace and prosperity.
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adv
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adj
- of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
- not concerned with or devoted to religion
- of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
- characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
- characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
- Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
- (Christianity) Not bound by the vows of a religious order.
- (literary) Centuries-old, ancient.
- Happening once in an age or century.
- (atomic physics) Unperturbed over time.
- Continuing over a long period of time.
- (astrophysics, geology) Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic field.
- Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
noun
adj
- pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines
- consisting of or derived from tradition
- Relating to traditional Chinese.
- Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
- Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
- In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
- Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only.
noun
- (informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of traditional Chinese.
- (informal, uncountable, music) Ellipsis of traditional grip.
- (informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of traditional art (“art produced with real physical media”).
- A person with traditional beliefs.
- (usually in the plural) Anything that is traditional, conventional, standard.