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Deistic in a sentence

Deistic meaning

Of or relating to deism.

Synonyms of Deistic

deist rationalism

Related words

Other words often associated with Deistic or its synonyms:

freethinker freethinking ism philosophy doctrine

Using Deistic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to deism.
  • Useful related words include: deist, rationalism.
  • In the example corpus, deistic often appears in combinations such as: deistic thought.

Context around Deistic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

weakly 1× common 1×

Often after:

upsurge 1× divine 1× thought 1× works 1× arguments 1× conception 1×

Sentence patterns with Deistic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

after this deistic upsurge the 1× as a deistic conception of 1× aspects of deistic thought not 1× beliefs are deistic 1× for the deistic divine being 1× from other deistic works which 1× presents common deistic arguments for 1× was weakly deistic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

foner 256 almost 1× he suggests that 1× in fact many 1× note that the 1× paine the age 1× the age of 1×

Common sentence endings:

a critical deist 1× acquire political power 1× and political hierarchies 1× beliefs are deistic 1× dryden was catholic 1× great awakening began 1×

Words around Deistic

Just before it in the word index:

deist 24 deism 37 deisel 2 deis 7 deirdre 73 deira 11

Just after it in the word index:

deists 21 deitch 6 deitcher 2 deiters 3 deities 293 deitrich 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Deistic

  • In this selection, "deistic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, weakly, common, upsurge, divine and thought stand out and add context to how "deistic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after this deistic upsurge the and as a deistic conception of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "deistic" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with deistic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Foner, 256. Almost immediately after this deistic upsurge, the Second Great Awakening began. (13 words)

In fact, many lodges praised the Grand Architect, the masonic terminology for the deistic divine being who created a scientifically ordered universe. (22 words)

Other than this distinction (and the possibility that the universe will one day return to the state of being God), pandeistic beliefs are deistic. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

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)

This view reflects the typical Age of Reason belief that men are everywhere and in all times the same as well as a Deistic conception of natural religion (although Pope, like Dryden, was Catholic). (34 words)

He suggests that perhaps Hume's position is best characterised by the term "irreligion",sfn while philosopher David O'Connor argues that Hume's final position was "weakly deistic ". (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

Foner, 256. Almost immediately after this deistic upsurge, the Second Great Awakening began.

He suggests that perhaps Hume's position is best characterised by the term "irreligion",sfn while philosopher David O'Connor argues that Hume's final position was "weakly deistic ".

In fact, many lodges praised the Grand Architect, the masonic terminology for the deistic divine being who created a scientifically ordered universe.

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".

Other than this distinction (and the possibility that the universe will one day return to the state of being God), pandeistic beliefs are deistic.

Paine, The Age of Reason (1974), 53. This kind of attack distinguishes Paine's book from other deistic works, which were less interested in challenging social and political hierarchies.

The Age of Reason presents common deistic arguments; for example, it highlights what Paine saw as corruption of the Christian Church and criticizes its efforts to acquire political power.

This view reflects the typical Age of Reason belief that men are everywhere and in all times the same as well as a Deistic conception of natural religion (although Pope, like Dryden, was Catholic).

Common combinations with deistic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "deistic" in a sentence?
An example: "Foner, 256. Almost immediately after this deistic upsurge, the Second Great Awakening began." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "deistic" from authentic English texts.
What does "deistic" mean?
Deistic means: Of or relating to deism.
What are synonyms of "deistic"?
Common synonyms of "deistic" include: deist, rationalism.
How many example sentences with "deistic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "deistic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.