deist Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it
    freethinker.
  2. adjective of or relating to deism
    deistic.

WordNet

De"ist noun
Etymology
L. deus god: cf. F. déiste. See Deity.
Definitions
  1. One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker. ✍ A deist, as denying a revelation, is opposed to a Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether atheist or patheist, a deist is generally denominated theist. Latham. Syn. -- See Infidel.

Webster 1913