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Deistically

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de·ism  (dzm, d-)
n.
The belief, based solely on reason, in a God who created the universe and then abandoned it, assuming no control over life, exerting no influence on natural phenomena, and giving no supernatural revelation.
[French déisme, from Latin deus, god; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]
deist n.
de·istic adj.
de·isti·cal·ly adv.
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