DEISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deism mean? 

• DEISM (noun)
  The noun DEISM has 1 sense:

1. the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation

  Familiarity information: DEISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

deism; free thought

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

rationalism (the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth)

Derivation:

deist (a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it)

deistic (of or relating to deism)