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de·ism

 (dē′ĭz′əm, dā′-)
n.
A religious belief holding that God created the universe and established rationally comprehensible moral and natural laws but does not intervene in human affairs through miracles or supernatural revelation.
[French déisme, from Latin deus, god; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]
de′ist n.
de·is′tic adj.
de·is′ti·cal·ly adv.
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