| 单词 | deism |
| 释义 | deism (once / 5200 pages) n Deism is the belief in a God who created the world but hasn’t gotten involved with people since then — as opposed to theism, whose God still takes an active role in the world. According to deism, the creator has a hands-off approach and lets people fend for themselves. Originally the word was used to mean a belief in a deity (as theism is used now), in contrast to atheism, which lacks a God at all. Deism as it is used now is associated with the Enlightenment movement of the 17th and 18th century. A person who believes in deism is a deist. WORD FAMILYdeism: deisms, deist, deistic+/deist: deists USAGE EXAMPLESWerline: I don’t think the Founding Fathers had a form of Christianity that we would immediately recognize today because of the presence of deism. Salon(Oct 08, 2016) Worse, his rejection of innate ideas actually undermined Deism. Salon(Nov 26, 2015) This is a dispute between conservative Christians, not an outbreak of soggy, believe-what-you-like European deism. Economist(Nov 21, 2013) n the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation Syn|Hyper free thought rationalism the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth |
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