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Deism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Deism has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation

2

A religious philosophy and movement that became prominent in England, France, and the United States in the 17th and 18th centuries. It 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.

3

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.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
rationalism
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism seism icism zoism owlism schism
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