deist
[dee-ist]
Origin of deist
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Related Words for deistic
spiritual, clerical, holy, sectarian, moral, devout, sacred, pious, theological, doctrinal, metaphysical, ecclesiastical, mystical, celestial, angelic, eternal, marvelous, transcendent, supernatural, heavenlyExamples from the Web for deistic
Historical Examples of deistic
The rise of the Deistic movement may be defined in a sentence.
Ancient and Modern Celebrated FreethinkersCharles Bradlaugh, A. Collins, and J. Watts
The pro-Bolingbroke and deistic sentiments of the Critical Remarks lend color to this attribution.
This was apparent in the Deistic optimism that almost stifled spiritual life during the Eighteenth Century.
Expositor's Bible: The Song of SolomonWalter Adeney
Finally, his rhetoric was shaped by deistic predecessors who used sarcasm and satire to mock the gravity of church authority.
A Discourse Concerning Ridicule and Irony in Writing (1729)Anthony Collins
While Franklin's proposal was not inconsistent with his Deistic belief it was not adopted.
Thomas Paine, The Apostle of LibertyJohn E. Remsburg
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