deism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation

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

They questioned me about, and I explained to them the existence of deism in France and Europe. — Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846, James Richardson
Thereby they fall either into atheism, or into deism, two things which the Christian religion abhors almost equally. — Pascal's Pensées, Blaise Pascal
Some books against Deism[52] fell into my hands; they were said to be the substance of sermons preached at Boyle's Lectures. — Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin

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