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Definition of Deistic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to deism.
Definition of Deistic
1. a. Pertaining to, savoring of, or consisting in, deism; as, a deistic writer; a deistical book.
Definition of Deistic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to deism. ¹
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Definition of Deistic
1. deist [adj] - See also: deist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deistic
Literary usage of Deistic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Development of Religion: A Study in Anthropology and Social Psychology by Irving King (1910)
"... AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTS OF DIVINE PERSONAGES WE here propose to give a
schematic account of the possible origin and development of the deistic ..."
2. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1896)
"In the philosophical direction, Rationalism was at first deistic ; it adopted
for its creed the three facts of God, free-will, and immortality, ..."
3. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1906)
"In the philosophical direction, Rationalism was at first deistic; it adopted for
its creed the three facts of God, free will, and immortality, ..."
4. Readings in European History: A Collection of Extracts from the Sources by James Harvey Robinson (1906)
"Rousseau's deistic religion. common vocation is manhood, and whoever is well
trained for that cannot fulfill any vocation badly which demands manhood. ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Diderot was for a tune heartily in sympathy with deistic thought ; and the
Encyclopédie was in its earlier portion an organ of deism. ..."
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