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单词 Nicodemism
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Nicodemism

/ˌnɪkəˈdiːmɪz(ə)m/
Church History
noun
The practice and beliefs of Nicodemites; specifically the view held by certain 16th-cent. Protestants during the Counter-Reformation that outward conformity with the Catholic state was acceptable if one's true faith continued to be inwardly professed.

Origin

1950s. From the name of Nicodemus + -ism. Jung attributes the term (as Middle French Nicodemisme) to Calvin, although Calvin's Excuse, de Jehan Calvin, a Messieurs les Nicodemites only has the related terms Nicodeme, Nicodemiser, and Nicodemite.

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