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deism
noun, de·ism often capitalized \ˈdē-ˌi-zəm, ˈdā-\
Definition of DEISM
: a movement or system of thought advocating natural religion, emphasizing morality, and in the 18th century denying the interference of the Creator with the laws of the universe
— de·ist \ˈdē-ist, ˈdā-\ noun often capitalized
— de·is·tic \dē-ˈis-tik, dā-\ adjective
— de·is·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\ adjective
— de·is·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of DEISM
1682
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Rhymes with DEISM
abysm, ageism, autism, baalism, baptism, Birchism, bossism, bruxism, Buddhism, casteism, centrism, charism, Chartism, classism, cubism, cultism, czarism, dwarfism, faddism, fauvism, Gaullism, Grecism, Hobbism, holism, Jainism, Klanism, leftism, lyrism, Mahdism, Maoism, Marxism, monism, mutism, Nazism, nudism, Orphism, priggism, purism, Ramism, rightism, sadism, Saivism, sapphism, Scotism, sexism, Shaktism, Shiism, Sikhism, simplism, snobbism, sophism, statism, Sufism, tachism, Tantrism, Taoism, theism, Thomism, tourism, tropism, truism, Turkism, verism, Whiggism, Yahwism
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