fideism

From Latin fides +‎ -ism.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfideɪɪzəm/

fideism (countable and uncountable, plural fideisms)

1. the doctrine that faith is the basis of all knowledge
   • 1993, Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man in Deptford:

     We were warned at Cambridge, your grace, of the dangers of what is termed fideism.

From French fidéisme.

fideism n (uncountable)

1. fideism