Definitions for "Deism"
The doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of those who acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny revelation.
belief in the existence of a supreme being arising from reason rather than revelation. Democratization: make a state institution etc. democratic.
French déisme, from the Latin deus, "god" -- belief in the existence of a God on purely rational grounds without reliance on revelation or authority; 17th and 18th century doctrine that God created the world and its natural laws, but takes no further part in its functioning. A deist is a believer in deism (as opposed to an atheist).