deïst
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deïst (plural deïsts)
- Rare spelling of deist.
- 1771, “Letter V”, in The Apology of Benjamin Ben Mordecai to His Friends for Embracing Christianity; in Seven Letters to Elisha Levi, Merchant, of Amsterdam, London: Printed for J. Wilkie, […], page 46:
- The act of Forgiveneſs is therefore ſuppoſed to be right, both by the Chriſtian and Deïſt; and they only differ in the method of it.
- 1871, Martin Reed, “Part I. The Chronology of Modern History; with Genealogical and Statistical Tables”, in A Manual of Systematic History, London: Jarrold & Sons, […], pages 94, 96:
- Herbert is called “the Father of Deïsts. […] Hobbes was a “free-thinker,” but not a Deïst or Atheist.
- 1880, “The Triumph of Faith”, in Alexander B. Grosart, editor, The Complete Works of Joshuah Sylvester […], volume II, Edinburgh University Press: Thomas and Archibald Constable, […], “Canto II”, “45”, page 16, column 1:
- Shall I conceal Servetus, and the train / Of those Deïsts that in Sarmatia swarms: / And (Kingling) Muncer, that with frantick arms, / Founds hundred sorts of Anabaptists vain?
- 1935, Stephen Taylor, editor, Who’s Who in Central and East-Europe, The Central European Times Publishing Co. Ltd., page 893, column 1:
- […] “The Documents of Czech Deïsts XVIII. and XIX. cent.”; […]
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deïst m (plural deïsten, diminutive deïstje n)