deistin a sentence
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She became a deist when her daughter died. Prior to that, she believed God had an active hand in every aspect of her life.
deist = a person who believes that God created the universe, but that he doesn't interfere with how it runs
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In the West, deism gained popularity during the Age of Enlightenment.
deism = a person who believes that God created the universe, but doesn't interfere with how it runs
- She is a deist who views the world as a machine of God's making.
- "My friends, don't get me wrong, our forefathers were deeply religious men, but they were Deists—men who believed in God, but in a universal and open-minded way.† (source)
- Many people consequently professed to what is known as Deism.† (source)
- That's what happened two centuries ago in the abolitionist movement, when liberal deists and conservative evangelicals joined forces to overthrow slavery.† (source)
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A lot of people who knew them (Washington, Jefferson, Monroe and Madison) would have considered them devout. They were deist Christians.
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deist = people who believe that God created the universe, but that he doesn't interfere with how it runs
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Am I talking with a deist or an atheist?
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deist = a person who believes that God created the universe, but that he doesn't interfere with how it runs
- By Deism we mean a belief that God created the world ages and ages ago, but has not revealed himself to the world since.† (source)
- There is this difference between me and deistic philosophers: I believe; and I believe the Gospel.† (source)
- Some books against Deism fell into my hands; they were said to be the substance of sermons preached at Boyle's Lectures.† (source)
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- 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.† (source)
- 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.† (source)
- Am I talking with a deist or an atheist?† (source)
- It is then he will find in what mighty stead that heathen goddess, that virtue, which you and all other deists of the age adore, will stand him.† (source)
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