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anythingism en · NOUN

Etymology

From anything + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) A nonspecific belief in anything, or that anything goes.
    • The feathers I wore were a borrowed invention I did not truly understand, like Buddhism, Taoism, Tantrism, anythingism […] 1972, Albert Glover, The mushroom:
    • In these days of laxity, and anythingism in religion, even those of whom we might hope better things do not appear exercised, with the apostle Paul, to have always a conscience void of offence towards God and towards men. 1880, The Gospel standard, or Feeble Christian's support:
    • Disbelief — active or passive — Deism, Atheism, Pantheism, anythingism […] 1871, Eneas Sweetland Dallas, Once a week: