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deisms

deisms is the plural of deism.

Meaning of deism

Noun

deism (usually uncountable, plural deisms)

  1. (usually) 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.
    • If my supposition be true, then the consequence which I have assumed in my Poem may be also true; namely, that Deism, or the principles of natural worship, are only the faint remnants or dying flames of reveal'd religion in the posterity of Noah.1682, John Dryden, Religio Laici, Or A Layman's Faith
  2. (usually) Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the cosmos.

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Noun capitalized: Deisms

Deisms

  1. (plural) plural of Deism

Questions about deisms

What is deisms the plural of?
Deisms is the plural of deism.
What part of speech is deisms?
Deisms is a noun.

Words near deisms in the dictionary

  1. deiseals
  2. deises
  3. Deisher
  4. Deishers
  5. deism
  6. deisms
  7. deisolate
  8. deisolated
  9. deisolates
  10. deisolating
  11. deisolation

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