What's the difference between deism and deist?

Deism


Definition:

  • (n.) The doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of those who acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny revelation.

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Deist


Definition:

  • (n.) One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker.

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  • (1) During subsequent open prostatectomy, a condition analogous to dilation with the Deisting dilator was seen.
  • (2) Whether or not it would exercise that capacity was another issue, and in Empire (2003) he worried that "in the absence of formal empire it must be open to question how far the dissemination of western 'civilisation' - meaning the Protestant-Deist-Catholic-Jewish mix that emanates from modern America - can safely be entrusted to Messrs Disney and McDonald".
  • (3) We conclude that the indications and results obtained with the balloon dilator are similar to those with the Deisting dilator.

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