Deism

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English

Etymology

From Latin dei, genitive singular form of deus, "god".

Pronunciation

• IPA: /deɪ'ĭz'əm/

Alternative spellings

• Deism

Noun

Singular Deism

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1. Template:Philosophy The belief in the existence of a god, by or through reason.
2. The belief in a god or gods who set the universe in motion, then ceased to interact with it.
3. (uncountable) The religious philosophy and movement that became prominent in England, France, and the United States in the 17th and 18th centuries that rejects supernatural events (prophecy, miracles) and divine revelation prominent in organized religion, along with holy books and revealed religions that assert the existence of such things.

Usage notes

Reference to the 17th and 18th century movement is more frequently capitalized, while reference to the general philosophy or belief is more frequently not capitalized.

Quotations

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Derived terms

deist deists deistic deistical

deistically pandeism panendeism polydeism

Translations

The belief in the existence of God by or through reason

Croatian: deizam hr(hr) m. Czech: deismus cs(cs) m. Danish: deisme da(da) Dutch: deïsme nl(nl) Estonian: deism et(et) Finnish: deismi fi(fi) French: déisme fr(fr) m. German: Deismus de(de) m.

Hebrew: דאיזם he(he) (deizm) Italian: deismo it(it) m. Polish: deizm pl(pl) m. Portuguese: deísmo pt(pt) m. Romanian: deism ro(ro) Russian: деизм ru(ru) (deízm) m. Spanish: deísmo es(es) m. Swedish: deism sv(sv) c.

The belief in a God or gods who set the universe in motion, then ceased to interact with it

Croatian: deizam hr(hr) m. Czech: deismus cs(cs) m. Danish: deisme da(da) Dutch: deïsme nl(nl) Estonian: deism et(et) Finnish: deismi fi(fi) French: déisme fr(fr) m. German: Deismus de(de) m.

Hebrew: דאיזם he(he) (deizm) Italian: deismo it(it) m. Polish: deizm pl(pl) m. Portuguese: deísmo pt(pt) m. Romanian: deism ro(ro) Russian: деизм ru(ru) (deízm) m. Spanish: deísmo es(es) m. Swedish: deism sv(sv) c.

The religious philosophy and movement in 17th and 18th centuries

Croatian: deizam hr(hr) m. Czech: deismus cs(cs) m. Danish: deisme da(da) Dutch: deïsme nl(nl) Estonian: deism et(et) Finnish: deismi fi(fi) French: déisme fr(fr) m. German: Deismus de(de) m.

Hebrew: דאיזם he(he) (deizm) Italian: deismo it(it) m. Polish: deizm pl(pl) m. Portuguese: deísmo pt(pt) m. Romanian: deism ro(ro) Russian: деизм ru(ru) (deízm) m. Spanish: deísmo es(es) m. Swedish: deism sv(sv) c.

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Translations to be checked

Afrikaans: deïsme Arabic: ربوبية (rububíyya) f. Greek: ντεϊσμός

Japanese: 理神論 (りしんろん, rishinron) Korean: 이신론 (理神論, isinron) Mandarin: trad. 自然神论, simpl. 自然神論 (zìránshénlùn); trad. 理神论, simpl. 理神论 (lǐshēnlùn) Norwegian: deisme Turkish: deizm m.

See also

• clockwork universe
• theism

Anagrams

• deims,
• demis
• dimes
• disme

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Estonian

Noun

Wikipedia ^et

deism

1. Deism.

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Romanian

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Declension deism
n.	Singular	Plural
Nominative	deism	deisme
Articulative	deismul	deismele
Dative-Genitive	deismului	deismelor
Vocative	deismul	deismele

Noun

deism

1. Deism.

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Swedish

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Noun

Template:Sv-noun deism c.

1. Deism.

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