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DEISTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deistic mean? 

DEISTIC (adjective)
  The adjective DEISTIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to deismplay

  Familiarity information: DEISTIC used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEISTIC (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)

Derivation:

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


 Context examples 


No. There is this difference between me and deistic philosophers: I believe; and I believe the Gospel.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)



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