Associations to the word «Deism»

Wiktionary

DEISM, noun. The religious philosophy and movement that became prominent in England, France, and the United States in the 17th and 18th centuries that rejects supernatural events (prophecy, miracles) and divine revelation prominent in organized religion, along with holy books and revealed religions that assert the existence of such things.
DEISM, noun. Alternative spelling of deism
DEISM, noun. A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.

Dictionary definition

DEISM, noun. The form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.