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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deist n : a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it [syn: {freethinker}]
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