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DEIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("deist" is a kind of...):
nonreligious person (a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity)
Derivation:
deism (the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
deist; deistic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
deism (the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation)
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