deist
[ dee-ist ]
noun
a person who believes in deism.
Origin of deist
1Other words from deist
- de·is·tic, de·is·ti·cal, adjective
- de·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- non·de·ist, noun
- non·de·is·tic, adjective
- non·de·is·ti·cal, adjective
- non·de·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- un·de·is·ti·cal, adjective
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How to use deist in a sentence
It is no perplexity that a man may get rid of by ceasing to be a Christian, and which has no existence for a philosophic deist.
Aids to Reflection | Samuel Taylor ColeridgeHis religion had been outwardly that of a deist; he now professed a piety which he always felt but rarely practised.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneIt would give you, and Jardine, and Robertson, great satisfaction to find that there is not a single deist among them.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2) | John Hill BurtonNobody, henceforth, need be afraid to patronize me, either as a Scotchman or a deist.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2) | John Hill BurtonIs not the theologian's God, as well as that of the deist, a cause incompatible with the effects attributed to it?
Good Sense | Paul Henri Thiry, Baron D'Holbach
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