minimifidian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɪ.nɪ.mɪˈfɪ.di.ən/
Etymology
Of Latin origin; compare minimum, fidelity.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having a minimal amount of faith.
The deadliest attack of the infidel is not so faith-destroying as these attempts to prop up our belief by the endorsement of the politician, or the patronizing certificate of the minimifidian man of science, neither of whom, it may very possibly be, knows as much of the Scriptures and Christianity as the once dark savage who sits clothed and in his right mind at the feet of the missionary of the cross.
1854, Harper's new monthly magazine, Volume 9, "Editor's Table", page 117