Jan 02, 2020  Deism pictures God as the great “clockmaker” who created the clock, wound it up, and let it go. A deist believes that God exists and created the world, but does not interfere with His creation. Deists deny the Trinity, the inspiration of the Bible, the deity of Christ, miracles, and any supernatural act of redemption or salvation.

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From Frenchdéisme, from Latindeus(“god, deity”) +‎ -ism.

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• (Received Pronunciation,General American)IPA^(key): /ˈdiːɪz(ə)m/, /ˈdeɪ-/

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• Hyphenation: de‧i‧sm

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deism (usually uncountable, pluraldeisms)

1. A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.
   • 1682, John Dryden, Religio Laici, Or A Layman's Faith:

     If my supposition be true, then the consequence which I have assumed in my Poem may be also true; namely, that Deism, or the principles of natural worship, are only the faint remnants or dying flames of reveal'd religion in the posterity of Noah.

   • 1847, Julius Charles Hare & Augustus William Hare, Guesses at Truth, p.39:

     As the Epicureans had a Deism without a God, so the Unitarians have a Christianity without a Christ, and a Jesus but no Saviour.

   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, page 786:

     In place of the idea which runs through the Tanakh and New Testament of a God intimately involved with his creation and providentially repeatedly intervening in it, there was the concept of a God who had certainly created the world and set up its laws in structures understandable by human reason, but who after that allowed it to go its own way, precisely because reason was one of his chief gifts to humanity, and order a gift to his creation. This was the approach to divinity known as deism.

2. Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the cosmos.

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The word is often capitalized when referring to the rise of such beliefs in 17th and 18th century Europe and America.

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• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:deism.

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• (religions) religion; Ahmadiyya,‎ Asatru,‎ Bahá'í Faith,‎ Buddhism,‎ Cao Dai,‎ Cheondoism,‎ Christianity,‎ deism,‎ Druidry,‎ Eckankar,‎ Flying Spaghetti Monsterism,‎ Heathenry,‎ Hinduism,‎ Islam,‎ Jainism,‎ Jediism,‎ Judaism,‎ Kimbanguism,‎ Odinism,‎ paganism,‎ Pastafarianism,‎ Raëlism,‎ Rastafarianism,‎ Shinto,‎ Sikhism,‎ Taoism,‎ Thelema,‎ Unitarian Universalism,‎ Wicca,‎ Yazidism,‎ Yoruba,‎ Zoroastrianism^{(Category: en:Religion)[edit]}

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• Diems, demis, dimes, disme

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Borrowed from Frenchdéisme.

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deismn (uncountable)

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Deism - What is it? What do deists believe?The term 'deism' comes from the Latin word deus, which means god. Deism is the belief that God, or a god, exists; this belief is based solely on evidence from the natural world and human reason apart from the revelation of the Bible or other sacred writings. Deism became important during the Age of Enlightenment in 17th and 18th Century Western worldviews, also influencing some early American intellectuals and political leaders.Some aspects of deism include the belief that God is not involved in His creation, the rejection of supernatural miracles, the rejection of the Bible as the inspired Word of God (though many Deists believe it is a good book), and the rejection of the Christian belief in the Trinity. Two primary forms of deism include classical deism and modern deism.Classical deism has existed since ancient times and centers on the idea of one Supreme Being who created all things. This thought system evolved in ancient Greek literature as well, and can be seen in the apostle Paul's argument for the Christian message to those in Athens in Acts 17:23-27: 'What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.

And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him.' Modern deism attempts to integrate the teachings of classical deism with modern scientific knowledge.

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While classical deism adheres to a view of God as a Creator who has no personal relationship with humanity, some modern deist teachings suggest a view of God that defies the category of being personal or impersonal but is rather transpersonal, or simply beyond understanding.How does the Christian faith compare and contrast with deism? Both systems agree in a single Creator God. Beyond this, little agreement exists. Since deism rejects supernatural revelation, deism does not accept the Bible as the inspired Word of God that serves as the basis for other Christian beliefs. Of special importance is deism's rejection of Jesus Christ as divine.

The Bible teaches Jesus alone is the way to know God personally and to spend eternity with Him (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Acts 4:12). In addition, deism's rejection of supernatural miracles is at odds with the many miracles recorded in the Bible.A final note of difference is found in the contrast between deism's impersonal view of God and Christianity's personal view of God.

In deism, the Creator has no personal involvement with humanity. Christianity teaches Jesus came because of His love for us. He desires to know each of us personally, providing salvation to those who believe and making them children of God (John 1:14).Related Truth:Return to.