DEIST
Dictionary entry overview: What does deist mean? • DEIST (noun)
The noun DEIST has 1 sense:
1. a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it
Familiarity information: DEIST used as a noun is very rare.
• DEIST (adjective)
The adjective DEIST has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to deism
Familiarity information: DEIST used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DEIST (noun)
Meaning:
A person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
deist; freethinker
Hypernyms ("deist" is a kind of...):
nonreligious person (a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity)
• DEIST (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to deism
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
deist; deistic
Pertainym:
deism (the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation)
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