On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Deist. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as deistic or rationalism and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Deist meaning
Of or relating to deism and deists.
Synonyms of Deist
Using Deist
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to deism and deists.
- Useful related words include: deistic, rationalism, freethinker, nonreligious person.
- In the example corpus, deist often appears in combinations such as: of deist, particular deist, deist thought.
Context around Deist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Deist
- In this selection, "deist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, particular, constructive, critical, thought, beliefs and author stand out and add context to how "deist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include elements of deist thought included and a confirmed deist rejected emphatically. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "deist" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with deist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Locke himself was not a deist. (6 words)
Other students found Deist books in the library. (8 words)
Other notable Founding Fathers may have been more directly deist. (10 words)
It happened that they wrought an effect on me quite contrary to what was intended by them; for the arguments of the Deists, which were quoted to be refuted, appeared to me much stronger than the refutations; in short, I soon became a thorough Deist. (45 words)
Note that the terms constructive and critical are used to refer to aspects of deistic thought, not sects or subtypes of deism it would be incorrect to classify any particular deist author as "a constructive deist" or "a critical deist". (40 words)
The Skeptic's Walk main In 1747, Diderot wrote the The Skeptic's Walk (French:Promenade du sceptique) citation in which a deist, an atheist, and a pantheist have a dialogue on the nature of divinity. (36 words)
So does God, the Trinity, create and set things running, then stand back and observe as with the deist 'Blind Watchmaker' analogy used by Dawkins? (25 words)
Example sentences (20)
Note that the terms constructive and critical are used to refer to aspects of deistic thought, not sects or subtypes of deism it would be incorrect to classify any particular deist author as "a constructive deist" or "a critical deist".
Deist – God is an engineer or watchmaker Characteristics of Spiritual Presences Pantheist – god is everywhere in nature.
So does God, the Trinity, create and set things running, then stand back and observe as with the deist 'Blind Watchmaker' analogy used by Dawkins?
Not to God, which might have made a deist of Hitler, but to Jesus, which explicitly labels him a Christian.
Although he was a great reader and admirer of Spinoza, Leibniz, being a confirmed deist, rejected emphatically Spinoza's pantheism: God and nature, for Leibniz, were not simply two different "labels" for the same "thing".
Constructional elements of deist thought included: * God exists and created the universe.
Contemporary deist opinions on prayer Many classical deists were critical of some types of prayer.
Critical elements of deist thought included: * Rejection of religions that are based on books that claim to contain the revealed word of God.
However, he never spoke about any particular Deist beliefs he may of have had.
It happened that they wrought an effect on me quite contrary to what was intended by them; for the arguments of the Deists, which were quoted to be refuted, appeared to me much stronger than the refutations; in short, I soon became a thorough Deist.
It split from Deism.com to promote more traditional and historical Deist beliefs and history.
Locke himself was not a deist.
Many deist freethinkers held that belief in an afterlife with reward and punishment was a necessity of reason and good morals.
On his deathbed, the King of Fynn tasks the party to seek the help of the seemingly extinct dragoons of Deist.
Other notable Founding Fathers may have been more directly deist.
Other students found Deist books in the library.
Randall, 1994, p. 203; Influenced by Deist authors during his college years Jefferson abandoned "orthodox" Christianity after his review of New Testament teachings.
The aim of the book was to educate those who believed similarly, but did not know the words Deism and Deist, that there is a name for their belief.
The author is not an atheist on one page and a deist on another.
The Skeptic's Walk main In 1747, Diderot wrote the The Skeptic's Walk (French:Promenade du sceptique) citation in which a deist, an atheist, and a pantheist have a dialogue on the nature of divinity.
Common combinations with deist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: