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deism
 
SYLLABICATION:de·ism
PRONUNCIATION:  dzm, d-
NOUN: 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.
ETYMOLOGY:French déisme, from Latin deus, god. See dyeu- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:deist —NOUN
de·istic —ADJECTIVE
de·isti·cal·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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