philippism

/fɪlɪˈpɪzəm/

Definitions

1. noun

A philosophical or political doctrine or opinion that is held to be characteristic of the Dutch statesman and philosopher Erasmus of Rotterdam or of the German philosopher Philipp Melanchthon, or a similar doctrine or opinion.

“The scholar’s work was a critique of various philippisms in 16th-century European philosophy.”

Synonyms

  • Erasmianism
  • Melanchthonism

Antonyms

  • Lutheranism