Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biblism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bib-lism
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A belief that the Bible is the sole authority in Christianity (rather than any subsequent tradition).

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Biblism.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"While dissemination of the Bible, without commentary, leads to the overthrow of all beliefs, the mysticism which one is supposed to reach through this Biblism leads to the conviction that the perfect security of the soul in the love of God renders unimportant the actions of the body, even those which were commonly held to be the most guilty."

Etymology

From Bible + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

Biblist gymnobiblism Karaism

Synonyms

sola scriptura

Questions

What does biblism mean?: A belief that the Bible is the sole authority in Christianity (rather than any subsequent tradition).
Where does biblism come from?: From Bible + -ism.

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