deist

Speech parts

1. deist - Noun

2. deist - Adjective

3. Deist - Proper noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

deistic theistic infidel cynic freethinker alien agnostic atheist believer adherent skeptic theist dissenter unbeliever polytheist
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Antonyms

friend radical fan revolutionary ally sponsor
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Hypernyms

nonreligious person

Anagrams

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Examples

In the tradition of the ancients and of many great thinkers of our race, I am a Deist. Echoing the words of far greater thinkers than myself, I see an intelligent motivating force throughout the universe and behind Nature's Laws. David Lane (white nationalist)

For the Arguments of the Deists which were quoted to be refuted, appeared to me much Stronger than the Refutations. In short I soon became a thorough Deist. Benjamin Franklin

Although he was a great reader and admirer of Spinoza, Leibniz, being a confirmed deist, rejected emphatically Spinoza's pantheism: God and nature, for Leibniz, were not simply two different "labels" for the same "thing". Source: Internet

Before Paine it had been possible to be both a Christian and a deist; now such a religious outlook became virtually untenable." Source: Internet

Constructional elements of deist thought included: * God exists and created the universe. Source: Internet

Contemporary deist opinions on prayer Many classical deists were critical of some types of prayer. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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