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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Indifferentism \In*dif"fer*ent*ism\, n. [Cf. F.
   indiff['e]rentisme.]
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   1. State of indifference; lack of interest or earnestness;
      especially, a systematic apathy regarding what is true or
      false in religion or philosophy; agnosticism.
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            The indifferentism which equalizes all religions and
            gives equal rights to truth and error. --Cardinal
                                                  Manning.
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   2. (Metaph.) Same as Identism.
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   3. (R. C. Ch.) A heresy consisting in an unconcern for any
      particular creed, provided the morals be right and good.
      --Gregory XVI.
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