əˈfɪd noun Theology.
a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
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| —n | |
| Christianity a person who maintains that man is justified by faith alone | |
| [C16: from New Latin sōlifidius, from Latin sōlus sole + fides faith] | |
| soli'fidianism | |
| —n | |
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solifidian
"one who believes in salvation by faith alone" (based on Luther's translation of Rom. iii:28), 1596, Reformation coinage from L. solus "alone" + fides "faith" (see faith).
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