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adiaphorists

UK/ˈe͡ɪdɪˌafɔːɹˌɪsts/

adiaphorists is the plural of adiaphorist.

Meaning of adiaphorist

Noun

adiaphorist (plural adiaphorists)

  1. One who believes in adiaphorism.

Proper noun capitalized: Adiaphorists

Adiaphorists pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) the followers of Phillip Melancthon's doctrines of Lutheranism, especially regarding the Lutheran's adoption of the Interim of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
    Synonyms:
    Philippists

Synonyms of adiaphorists

Origin of adiaphorists

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “a”) + διάφορα (diáphora, “different”)

Questions about adiaphorists

What does adiaphorists mean?
Adiaphorists means the followers of Phillip Melancthon's doctrines of Lutheranism, especially regarding the Lutheran's adoption of the Interim of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
What is adiaphorists the plural of?
Adiaphorists is the plural of adiaphorist.
What part of speech is adiaphorists?
Adiaphorists is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce adiaphorists?
Adiaphorists is pronounced /ˈe͡ɪdɪˌafɔːɹˌɪsts/ (UK).

Words near adiaphorists in the dictionary

  1. adiaphoria
  2. adiaphoric
  3. adiaphorism
  4. adiaphorist
  5. adiaphoristic
  6. adiaphorists
  7. Adiaphorite
  8. Adiaphorites
  9. adiaphorization
  10. adiaphoron
  11. adiaphorous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: adiaphorists (page history and authors); Adiaphorists (page history and authors); adiaphorist (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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