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One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker.

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  1. n. One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker.
  2. adj. of or relating to deism
  3. n. a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it
  4. One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker. Note: A deist, as denying a revelation, is opposed to a Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether atheist or patheist, a deist is generally denominated theist. Latham. Syn. -- See Infidel.
  5. One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealedreligion; a freethinker.
  6. n:100 n. a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it a. of or relating to deism