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Noun: Voltairianism
  1. The theories or practices of Voltaire characterized by a sceptical but deistic religious attitude, opposition to intolerance, and castigation of bigotry.
    "Declarations of pan-Voltairianism will prove no panacea, but rather simply capture an aspirational bonhomie reflected in "unity" marches that, however impressive, conceal seeds of future violent explosions given a still elusive and unfinished accounting of the broader equities at play."

Type of: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought

Encyclopedia: Voltairianism