deist
noun
a person who believes in deism.
Example Sentences
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Theophilanthropy, thē-ō-fil-an′thrō-pi, n. a deistical system of religion drawn up under the French Directory in 1796, and designed to take the place of Christianity.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
My mother imagines me to be on the highroad to Pandemonium; she fancies I want to make a deistical coterie of my little sisters.
From The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources by Daniel J. MacDonald
Thus the Classics, which in England are the means of refining the taste, have in France subserved the spread of revolutionary and deistical doctrines.
From The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin by John Henry Newman
He published many works on politics and religion, the latter all remarkable for their deistical tendencies, and died in March, 1722, at the age of 53.—Ed.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Isaac Disraeli
James Ralph, who was very emphatic in his deistical views, in his enthusiasm, decided to devote himself to the art of rhyming.
From Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
