'Deist' definitions:

Definition of 'deist'

From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to deism [syn: deist, deistic]
noun
A person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it [syn: deist, freethinker]

Definition of 'Deist'

From: GCIDE
  • Deist \De"ist\ (d[=e]"[i^]st), n. [L. deus god: cf. F. d['e]iste. See Deity.] One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. Deistic

Synonyms of 'deist'

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