Deist
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from German Deist, from a small place called Deisten near Celle and Hanover.
Proper noun edit
Deist (plural Deists)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Deist is the 40856th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 534 individuals. Deist is most common among White (98.5%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Deist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 428.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Deist (plural Deists)
- Alternative spelling of deist
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
See Deismus (“deism”)
Noun edit
Deist m (weak, genitive Deisten, plural Deisten)
Declension edit
Declension of Deist [masculine, weak]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Deist” in Duden online