Deism is the belief that there is a God who made the world but does not influence human lives.
deism in British English
(ˈdiːɪzəm, ˈdeɪ-)
noun
belief in the existence of God based solely on natural reason, without reference to revelation
Compare theism
Derived forms
deist (ˈdeist)
noun, adjective
deistic (deˈistic) or deistical (deˈistical)
adjective
deistically (deˈistically)
adverb
Word origin
C17: from French déisme, from Latin deus god
deism in American English
(ˈdiˌɪzəm)
noun
belief in the existence of a God on purely rational grounds without reliance on revelation or authority; esp., the 17th- and 18th-cent. doctrine that God created the world and its natural laws, but takes no further part in its functioning
Word origin
Fr déisme < L deus, god
Examples of 'deism' in a sentence
deism
Now, shall we return to deism, or would you rather proceed to the mythopoesis attitude?