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Nonspecific vs Anythingism - What's the difference?

nonspecific | anythingism |

As an adjective nonspecific

is not specific.

As a noun anythingism is

(rare) a nonspecific belief in anything, or that anything goes.

nonspecific

English

Adjective

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  • not specific
  • (of an infection) not caused by a specific pathogen
  • (of a person's immunity) not caused by previous infection or vaccination
  • (of a microscopic stain) that does not just stain one type of tissue

    • anythingism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (rare) A nonspecific belief in anything, or that anything goes.
  • * 1871 , Eneas Sweetland Dallas, Once a week
    • Disbelief — active or passive — Deism, Atheism, Pantheism, anythingism ...
  • * 1880 , The Gospel standard, or Feeble Christian's support
    • 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.
  • * 1972 , Albert Glover, The mushroom
    • The feathers I wore were a borrowed invention I did not truly understand, like Buddhism, Taoism, Tantrism, anythingism ...