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solifidian

[sol-uh-fid-ee-uhn] Origin

sol·i·fid·i·an

[sol-uh-fid-ee-uhn]
noun Theology.
a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.

Origin:
1590–1600; soli-1 + Latin fid(ēs) faith, belief, trust + -ian

so·li·fid·i·an·ism, noun
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Solifidian has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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solifidian (ˌsɒlɪˈfɪdɪən)
 
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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