DEIST

deist, deistic

(adjective) of or relating to deism

deist

(noun) a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

deist (comparative more deist, superlative most deist)

(religion) of or relating to deism.

Noun

deist (plural deists)

(religion) a person who believes in deism.

Hyponyms

• pandeist

• panendeist

• polydeist

Anagrams

• diest, diets, dites, diëts, edits, sited, stied, tides

Noun

Deist (plural Deists)

Alternative spelling of deist

Anagrams

• diest, diets, dites, diëts, edits, sited, stied, tides

Source: Wiktionary


De"ist, n. Etym: [L. deus god: cf. F. déiste. See Deity.]

Definition: One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker.

Note: A deist, as denying a revelation, is opposed to a Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether atheist or patheist, a deist is generally denominated theist. Latham.

Syn.

– See Infidel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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