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de⋅ist

[dee-ist]
–noun
a person who believes in deism.

Origin:
1555–65; < MF déiste < L de(us) god + F -iste -ist


de⋅is⋅tic, de⋅is⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
de⋅is⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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de·ism   (dē'ĭz'əm, dā'-)   
n.  The belief, based solely on reason, in a God who created the universe and then abandoned it, assuming no control over life, exerting no influence on natural phenomena, and giving no supernatural revelation.

[French déisme, from Latin deus, god; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]
de'ist n., de·is'tic adj., de·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
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