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‖ adiaphoron, a. and n. arch.|ædɪˈæfərɒn|
Pl. adiaphora.
[Gr. ἀδιάϕορ-ον, adj. neut., indifferent; f. ἀ not + διάϕορος differing; f. διά apart + ϕέρειν to bear.]
A thing indifferent, upon which the Church has given no decision; a non-essential. (Once very common as a theological term.)
1553–87Foxe A. & M. (1596) 51/1 The celebration of Easterdaie remained adiaphoron, as a thing indifferent in the church. a1652J. Smith Sel. Disc. iv. 126 These we may safely reckon, I think, amongst our adiaphora in morality, as being in themselves neither good nor evil. 1865Pusey Truth. & Off. Eng. Ch. 207 Images are to be reckoned among the adiaphora, which do not belong to the substance of religion. |