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solifidian

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sol⋅i⋅fid⋅i⋅an

  [sol-uh-fid-ee-uhn]
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–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 + L fid(ēs) faith, belief, trust + -ian

Related forms:
so⋅li⋅fid⋅i⋅an⋅ism, noun
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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