laodiceanism means the quality of being Laodicean; lukewarmness in religion. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “laodiceanism” is a great word
LAODICEANISM — [Noun] A doctrine or practice of tepid indifference, especially in matters of faith. From Laodicean (pertaining to the early Christian church of Laodicea, as criticized in Revelation 3:14-16 for its lukewarm faith) + the suffix -ism (denoting a practice or doctrine). First attested in 1774. Unlike zealotry, which burns with a destructive heat, or devoutness, which glows with a steady warmth, laodiceanism is the comfortable heresy of complacency. It is the mumbled creed without memory of its meaning, the doctrinal debate met with a diplomatic shrug, and the spiritual climate of a room maintained at precisely ambient temperature—a quiet testament that in matters of conviction, the greatest danger is often not denial, but a shrug.
Etymology
From Laodicean + -ism.
noun
- The quality of being Laodicean; lukewarmness in religion.