deist
名詞
UK/ˈdeɪ.ɪst/
US/ˈdiː.ɪst/
定義 deist 名詞
- Countablereligion
A person who believes in a single God that created the universe but does not intervene in its affairs.
Many intellectuals of the Enlightenment era were deists.
Deists posit that God created the universe and then withdrew from it.
As a deist, he put his faith in reason and observation rather than religious dogma.
形容詞
UK/ˈdeɪ.ɪst/
US/ˈdiː.ɪst/
定義 deist 形容詞
Characterized by a belief in a single God who created the universe but does not intervene in its affairs.
His writings have a deist tone, emphasizing reason and natural law.
Many writers of that period held deist views.
They examined traditional religions from a deist perspective.