Dictionary
de•ism
Pronunciation: (dē'iz-um), [key]—
n.
1. belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from
theism).
2. belief in a God who created the world but has since remained indifferent to it.
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