deism

/ˈdeɪ-/ · noun

Meaning

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.

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Related words

free thought(English)deistic evolutionism(English)antidisestablishmentarianism(English)moralistic therapeutic deism(English)edwardsianism(English)decretalism(English)edwardeanism(English)deistic evolutionist(English)deist(English)deistic(English)pantheism(English)panentheism(English)

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