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