deism

Meaning

1. 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.
2. Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the cosmos.

Synonyms

theism

free thought

freethinking

Translations

Deismus

deismo

déisme

deísmo

deísmo

deïsme

deizm

deisme

ντεϊσμός

θεϊσμός

yaradancılık

deïsme

dinlere değil tanrıya inanma

ربوبية

Hyphenated as

de‧i‧sm

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdiːɪz(ə)m/

Etymology

From French déisme, from Latin deus (“god, deity”) + -ism; doublet of theism.