deist
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- noun
- /ˈdiːɪst/
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deísta
- Many of our founding fathers were deists as well as followers of the Christian faith and other beliefs.
But I think the founders, the founders were mostly deists and, and they, they were believers.
- But I think the founders, the founders were mostly deists and, and they, they were believers.
Examples
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People often argue about whether America's Founders were mainly Christian, mainly Deist, or both of the above.
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I agree with several of our Deist founding fathers.
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Thomas Jefferson was a Deist, but most of the others were true Christians.
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A vast majority of our founding fathers were deists and against organized religion.
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The Founding Fathers were at least partially deists (the Enlightened religion of the period).
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Many of the Enlightenment thinkers were deists who believed in a creator that does not intervene in daily life.
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As a deist, she felt that the universe was governed by natural laws without divine interference.
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He identified himself as a deist, believing that God created the world but left it to function on its own.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word deist comes from Latin deus 'god' and the ending -ist, so a deist is a person who believes a creator made the universe but then let it run by natural laws without intervening.