deist
noun[C]
religionspecialized(alsoDeist)uk/ˈdeɪ.ɪst/us/ˈdeɪ.ɪst/someone whobelievesin asinglegodwhocreatedtheworldbut does notacttoinfluenceevents:
The deists of the eighteenthcenturyinventedtheirown "natural"theology.
Like Jefferson, Lincoln couldbestbedescribedas a Deist.
- As a deist, hebelievedin somekindofintelligentdesignbut wasresistanttoorganizedreligion.
- He says he does notpracticeareligionbut wouldcallhimself a deist.
- They were Deists who did notbelievethebiblewastrue.
Religious people: believers & non-believers
- anti-evolution
- anti-evolutionary
- anti-evolutionist
- anti-humanist
- antichrist
- evolutionist
- faithful
- faithless
- faithlessly
- faithlessness
- monotheist
- mystic
- non-believer
- non-Christian
- non-churchgoer
- theistic
- unbelief
- unbeliever
- unbelieving
- unconverted
deist
adjective
(alsoDeist)uk/ˈdeɪ.ɪst/us/ˈdeɪ.ɪst/believingin asinglegodwhocreatedtheworldbut does notacttoinfluenceevents:
Deistwritersdeniedthecontinuing,personalinvolvementofGodincreation.
The DeistGodassumesnocontroloverlife,exertsnoinfluenceonnaturalphenomena, and gives nosupernaturalrevelation.
- There are nofullmoderneditionsof deistauthors.
- There is a deistdimensionto histhinking.
- Woolston was England'sprincipaldeistmartyr, havingdiedinprisonbecause of his deist publications.
Religious people: believers & non-believers
- anti-evolution
- anti-evolutionary
- anti-evolutionist
- anti-humanist
- antichrist
- evolutionist
- faithful
- faithless
- faithlessly
- faithlessness
- monotheist
- mystic
- non-believer
- non-Christian
- non-churchgoer
- theistic
- unbelief
- unbeliever
- unbelieving
- unconverted
Compare
agnostic
atheist
monotheist
nontheist
pantheist
theist