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FIDEISM
Definition of FIDEISM
noun
The doctrine that faith is the basis of all knowledge.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French fidéisme, from Latin fidēs + -isme. By surface analysis, Latin fide- + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,726)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIDEISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FIDEISM starts with F and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read DEFIIMS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start FIDEIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found FIDEISM?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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