DEIST

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 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)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("deist" is a kind of...):

nonreligious person (a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity)

Derivation:

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

• DEIST (adjective)

Sense 1

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)