deistic

Example Sentences

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The leaders of the American Revolution and the new republic held a mix of beliefs — some Christian, some Unitarian, some deistic or otherwise theistic.

From Seattle Times

The deistic Matthew Tindal wielded Locke like a whip to demand that reason test all Christian beliefs.

From Salon

The Natural History of Religion is a powerful contribution to the deistic controversy; but, as in the case of Hume’s earlier work, its significance was at the time overlooked.

From Project Gutenberg

Even in the Roman Catholic Church a large number of the leading divines were frankly deistic, nor were they for that reason regarded as irreligious.

From Project Gutenberg

They had warmly opposed his views, even denounced them, but the controversy seems to have died away until he took part in the deistic propaganda of Elihu Palmer.'

From Project Gutenberg