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tolerance of actions or beliefs not specifically prohibited in the Scriptures; indifferentism.
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ad·i·aph·o·rist, noun
ad·i·aph·o·ris·tic, adjective
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adiaphorism
(from Greek adiaphora, "indifferent"), in Christian theology, the opinion that certain doctrines or practices in morals or religion are matters of indifference because they are neither commanded nor forbidden in the Bible. Two adiaphorist controversies occurred in Germany after the Reformation.
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