单词 | deism |
释义 | deismn. 1. The distinctive doctrine or belief of a deist; usually, belief in the existence of a Supreme Being as the source of finite existence, with rejection of revelation and the supernatural doctrines of Christianity; ‘natural religion’. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > belief in God > [noun] > with denial of revelation theism1678 deism1682 1682 J. Dryden Religio Laici Pref. sig. a2v That Deism, or the Principles of Natural Worship, are onely the faint remnants or dying flames of reveal'd Religion in the Posterity of Noah. 1696 R. Bentley Of Revel. & Messias 5 Modern Deism being the very same with old Philosophical Paganism. 1759 W. H. Dilworth Life of Pope 63 There breathes in this inscription [ens entium miserere mei] the genuine spirit of deism. 1777 J. W. Fletcher Doctr. Grace & Justice v. 32 Deism is the error of those, who..think that man..needs no Redeemer at all. 1861 A. Beresford-Hope Eng. Cathedral of 19th Cent. 260 That decorous and philanthropic deism which is a growing peril of the age. 1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith i. 25 Deism should etymologically have the same sense with Theism, but it is commonly taken to carry with it the denial of what is called revealed religion. Theism conveys no such implication. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > state of being or divinity godhoodeOE godcundnessOE drightnessc1175 godcundlaikc1175 Godnessa1225 godhead?c1225 godcundec1275 godcundheada1300 deityc1374 divinityc1374 divine1393 divineness1579 divinesse1594 divination1603 deism1726 superhumanity1792 superhuman1824 suprahumanitya1834 numinousness1932 numinosity1936 ground1945 1726 D. Defoe Polit. Hist. Devil i. viii. 105 He [sc. the Devil] set her [sc. Eve's] Head a madding after Deism, and to be made a Goddess. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1682 |
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