Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Plural of adiaphoron.

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  • adjective Alternative spelling of adiaphorous.

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Examples

  • It is what the Lutherans call adiaphora--things "indifferent" or non-essential.

    You have taken her to yourself Fr Timothy Matkin 2008

  • It is what the Lutherans call adiaphora--things "indifferent" or non-essential.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2007

  • It is what the Lutherans call adiaphora--things "indifferent" or non-essential.

    Why I believe in the Assumption of Mary Fr Timothy Matkin 2007

  • Neither does it lie in the observance of other things which are called adiaphora, but because the kingdom of

    Apology of the Augsburg Confession Philipp Melanchthon 1528

  • (and always defer to the Epistles over the Gospels); (7) mission means importing their debates and factions to other churches; and (8) The word "adiaphora" is considered an almost expletive ...

    DashHouse.com 2009

  • The answer to the question “what are things like by nature?” is given by a sequence of three epithets; things are said to be adiaphora and astathmêta and anepikrita.

    Picnic 2009

  • Nominal Protestants like Lady Ashton identify liberality with an extreme tolerationist position, which holds that all visible differences are fundamentally adiaphora things indifferent.

    Verschoyle 2007

  • If the matter is adiaphora that sort of disagreement could be acceptable, but if it's adiaphora it becomes less clear to me why the diocese insists that only male priests can serve in the diocese for longer than whatever the grace period is.

    Common sense trumps bad theology Fr Timothy Matkin 2007

  • Rather, he views them as "indifferents" (adiaphora).

    Moral Character Homiak, Marcia 2007

  • Nominal Protestants like Lady Ashton identify liberality with an extreme tolerationist position, which holds that all visible differences are fundamentally adiaphora things indifferent.

    The Little Professor: 2007

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