deist : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deist	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for deist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deist adj of or relating to deism Synonym(s): deist, deistic n a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it Synonym(s): deist, freethinker
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deist \De"ist\ (d[emac]"[icr]st), n. [L. deus god: cf. F. d[82]iste. See {Deity}.] One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker. Note: A deist, as denying a revelation, is opposed to a Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether atheist or pantheist, a deist is generally denominated theist. --Latham. Syn: See {Infidel}.