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.
Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the cosmos.
Hyphenated as
de‧i‧sm
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdiːɪz(ə)m/
Etymology
From French déisme, from Latin deus (“god, deity”) + -ism; doublet of theism.