1. of, relating to, or characteristic of deism or deists; believing in the existence of a supreme being but denying revealed religion
Usage: formal; philosophical

Examples

• Many Enlightenment thinkers held deistic beliefs about God and nature.
• The deistic philosophy emphasized reason over religious doctrine.
• He adopted a deistic worldview after rejecting organized religion.
• Deistic arguments rely on observation of the natural world rather than scripture.
• The founding fathers of the United States were influenced by deistic thought.