Deism

noun
/ˈdiːɪz(ə)m/

Etymology

From French déisme, from Latin deus (“god, deity”) + -ism.

  1. borrowed from déisme

Definitions

  1. A religious philosophy and movement prominent in 17th-18th-century England, France, and…

    A religious philosophy and movement prominent in 17th-18th-century England, France, and what is now the United States which rejected supernatural events such as prophecy and miracles, divine revelation, and holy books or revealed religions that assert such things exist.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of deism.

  3. A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human…

    A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.

    • As the Epicureans had a Deism without a God, so the Unitarians have a Christianity without a Christ, and a Jesus but no Saviour.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the…

      Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the cosmos.

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