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English
Etymology
From French déiste, from New Latin deista, from Latin Deus (“God”) + -ista (“-ist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeɪ.ɪst/, /ˈdiː.ɪst/
- Rhymes: -iːɪst
- Hyphenation: deist
Adjective
deist (comparative more deist, superlative most deist)
- (religion) of or relating to deism.
Translations
Noun
deist (plural deists)
- (religion) a person who believes in deism.
Hyponyms
Coordinate terms
- (religionists) religionist; agnostic, Asatruar, atheist, Baháʼí, Buddhist, Christian, deist, Druid, Druze, Eckist, heathen, Hindu, Jain, Jedi, Jew, Mormon, Mormonist, Muslim, Odinist, pagan, Pastafarian, Quaker, Raëlian, Rastafarian, Rodnover, Samaritan, Shintoist, Sikh, Taoist, Unitarian Universalist, Wiccan, Yahwist, Yazidi, Zoroastrian (Category: en:Religion)
Derived terms
Translations
person who believes in deism
See also
Further reading
- “deist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “deist”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French déiste.
Noun
deist m (plural deiști)
- deist
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin deus (“god”) + -ist
Noun
deist c
- a deist
Declension
Anagrams
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈist/
- Hyphenation: de‧ist
Noun
deist (definite accusative deisti, plural deistler)
- (religion) a deist
Declension