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DEISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation
Synonyms:
deism; free thought
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("deism" is a kind of...):
rationalism (the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth)
Derivation:
deist (a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it)
deistic (of or relating to deism)
