moralistic therapeutic deism

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Definition of moralistic therapeutic deism in English English dictionary

a diffuse notion of theism and morality paired with hedonism, not tied to any particular religious creed, diagnosed as common among early 21st century US American teenagers

'Moralistic Therapeutic Deism' indicates the young people's view is that religion is 'good for you' in so far as it provides people with a moral framework (Sara Savage, Sylvia Collins-Mayo, Making sense of Generation Y: the world view of 15- to 25-year-olds, 2006, p. 50).

Hyphenation

mor·al·is·tic the·ra·peu·tic de·i·sm

Turkish pronunciation

môrılîstîk therıpyutîk diîzım

Pronunciation

/ˌmôrəˈləstək ˌᴛʜerəˈpyo͞otək ˈdēəzəm/ /ˌmɔːrəˈlɪstɪk ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk ˈdiːɪzəm/

Etymology

() 2005 neologism (coined by Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton in Soul searching: the religious and spiritual lives of American teenagers, Oxford University Press, 2005).