Creedlessness

/ˈkriːdlɪsnɪs/ noun

Definition

The state or quality of being without a creed; absence of formal beliefs or doctrines; freedom from religious dogma.

Etymology

From 'creedless' plus '-ness', the Germanic suffix for abstract nouns. This creates a parallel to Latin-based 'creedalism'.

Kelly Says

'Creedlessness' sounds like a 18th-century philosophical concept—and it was! Enlightenment thinkers debated whether humans could flourish without inherited religious structures.

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