Synonyms for deistic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dee-ist |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdi ɪst |
Top 10 synonyms for deistic Other synonyms for the word deistic
- all-powerful
- almighty
- ambrosial
- angelic
- anointed
- apostolic
- beatific
- beautiful
- believing
- blissful
- born-again
- canonical
- celestial
- churchgoing
- churchly
- consecrated
- deific
- deistic
- devotional
- divine
- ecclesiastical
- eternal
- exalted
- excellent
- glorious
- god-fearing
- godly
- hallowed
- immaculate
- magnificent
- ministerial
- omnipotent
- omnipresent
- omniscient
- orthodox
- pietistic
- pontifical
- prayerful
- priestly
- pure
- rapturous
- religious
- reverent
- righteous
- sacerdotal
- sacramental
- sacred
- sacrosanct
- saintlike
- saintly
- sanctified
- scriptural
- sectarian
- spiritual
- splendid
- superhuman
- superlative
- supernatural
- supreme
- theistic
- theological
- transcendent
- transcendental
- transmundane
- unearthly
- wonderful
Définition of deistic
Origin :- 1620s, from French déiste, from Latin deus (see Zeus). Related: Deistic (1795). Also cf. deism.
- As in religious : adj concerning belief in divinity
- As in theological : adj religious, concerning a god-centered philosophy
- As in incorporeal : adj divine
- As in divine : adj godlike, perfect
- The rise of the Deistic movement may be defined in a sentence.
- Extract from : « Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers » by Charles Bradlaugh, A. Collins, and J. Watts
- The pro-Bolingbroke and deistic sentiments of the Critical Remarks lend color to this attribution.
- Extract from : « Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754) » by Anonymous
- This was apparent in the Deistic optimism that almost stifled spiritual life during the Eighteenth Century.
- Extract from : « Expositor's Bible: The Song of Solomon » by Walter Adeney
- Finally, his rhetoric was shaped by deistic predecessors who used sarcasm and satire to mock the gravity of church authority.
- Extract from : « A Discourse Concerning Ridicule and Irony in Writing (1729) » by Anthony Collins
- While Franklin's proposal was not inconsistent with his Deistic belief it was not adopted.
- Extract from : « Thomas Paine, The Apostle of Liberty » by John E. Remsburg
- He simply testifies to his belief and trust in God—to his Deistic faith—nothing more.
- Extract from : « Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? » by John B. Remsburg
- This simple Deistic phrase, "under God," is the only utterance of a religious character to be found in that oration.
- Extract from : « Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? » by John B. Remsburg
- But it is a mistake to attribute all the Deistic expressions that appear in his state papers to him.
- Extract from : « Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? » by John B. Remsburg
- This principle was at first vehemently denounced as deistic and mischievous, and as especially hostile to the Established Church.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2 » by Various
- Here are observations which could easily have reinforced Franklin's deistic rationale.
- Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by Frank Luther Mott
Antonyms for deistic
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